Specification for mobile, manually operated patient-lifting devices

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Lifting

Simulate and sense force exertions during virtual patient transfer tasks

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 2092-2096
Author(s):  
Ken Chen ◽  
Rebecca Widmayer ◽  
Karen B. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Activity ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Patient Lifting ◽  
Perceived Workload ◽  
Specific Muscle ◽  
Muscle Groups ◽  
Forceful Exertion ◽  
Lifting Task ◽  
Transfer Tasks

Virtual reality (VR) is commonplace for training, yet simulated physical activities in VR do not require trainees to engage and contract the muscle groups normally engaged in physical lifting. This paper presents a muscle activity-driven interface to elicit the sensation of forceful, physical exertions when lifting virtual objects. Users contracted and attained predefined muscle activity levels that were calibrated to user-specific muscle activity when lifting the physical counterpart. The overarching goal is to engage the appropriate muscles, and thereby encourage and elicit behaviors normally seen in the physical environment. Activities of 12 key muscles were monitored using electromyography (EMG) sensors while they performed a three-part patient lifting task in a Cave Automatic Virtual Environment. Participants reported higher task mental loads and less physical loads for the virtual lift than the physical lift. Findings suggest the potential to elicit sensation of forceful exertion via EMG feedback but needed fine-tuning to offset perceived workload.

A comparison of five patient lifting techniques by EMG of the erector spinae muscles

1994 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 717
Author(s):  
A. Van Ruiven ◽  
A.L. Hof ◽  
H.Th. Schröer
Keyword(s):  
Erector Spinae ◽  
Patient Lifting ◽  
Lifting Techniques

scholarly journals Patient lifting arm for the nursing care robot.

1990 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji OKAMOTO ◽  
Akihiro OOKA ◽  
Koji YAMADA ◽  
Kimizo ONO ◽  
Yuji KOHSAKA
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Care ◽  
Patient Lifting

An evaluation of patient lifting techniques

Ergonomics ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 921-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. H. M. WINKELMOLEN ◽  
J. A. LANDEWEERD ◽  
M. R. DROST
Keyword(s):  
Patient Lifting ◽  
Lifting Techniques

scholarly journals Patient lifting systems

Anaesthesia ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 717-717
Author(s):  
R.L. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Patient Lifting

Comparison of required operating forces between floor-based and overhead-mounted patient lifting devices

Ergonomics ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin S. Rice ◽  
Sandra M. Woolley ◽  
Thomas R. Waters
Keyword(s):  
Patient Lifting
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