Canadian Medical Device Set to Speed Treatment and Cut Health Care Costs for Common Cause of Vertigo
... using a specific series of head and body positions known as the Epley maneuver , designed to guide the errant particles back to their proper place. Traditionally, vertigo treatment using Epley maneuver required a visit to a specialist physician, which could mean months of ...Researchers solve mystery of deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and transparent head
... flat fins allow them to remain nearly motionless in the water, and to maneuver very precisely (much like MBARI's ROVs). Their small mouths suggest that ... and other small animals. The researchers speculate that barreleyes may maneuver carefully among the siphonophore's tentacles, picking off the captured ...St. John's Hospital Acquires Latest Technology in Robotic-Assisted Surgery
... the latest robotic-assisted surgery system that gives surgeons an enhanced three-dimensional view of the operative field and greater flexibility to maneuver instruments during a minimally invasive procedure. With the acquisition in late June of the dual console da Vinci, St. John's aims to be the ...Beginning Swim Classes Too Advanced for Many Beginners; Swim Instructor Conference Slated
... how to know they don't need another breath yet; which way is up; how to remain in control; the nuts and bolts of panic; how the water works; how to maneuver at will in the water; the similarities between shallow water and deep water; and finally, how to stay afloat in deep water until help arrives. ...Veterans Affairs Researchers Study Benefits of Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation
... patients to move their paretic toes "up or down" while wearing the Anklebot that moves a screen cursor "up or down" in order to maneuver through targets that approach across the screen at different vertical levels. With novel motivational elements of scoring and real-time performance ...EnovateIT Announces New Enovate Medical Cart Series
... lbs. and more. Enovate's powered carts have a smaller base with a contour of 12" and a wheel base of 17" x 16.5" which enables it to maneuver within tight areas easily. The starting weight of the standard powered Enovate Medical cart is at 110 lbs. Contrary to standard carts on the market ...EnovateIT Announces New Enovate Medical Cart Series
... around 120 lbs. and more. Enovate's powered carts have a smaller base with a contour of 12" and a wheel base of 17" x 16.5" which enables it to maneuver within tight areas easily. The starting weight of the standard powered Enovate Medical cart is at 110 lbs. Contrary to standard carts on the market ...VA Studies Advanced Prosthetic Arm
... perform movements while reaching over their head, a previously impossible maneuver for people with a prosthetic arm. The study is under the direction of ... joystick. An array of sensors embedded in a shoe allows users to maneuver the arm by putting pressure on different parts of the foot. The current ...SurePoint™ Stepper/Stabilizer EquipmentFloor Mount
Description:... The robust, easy to maneuver floor-mounted stepper/stabilizer, offers strength and stability that has made this unit one of the most widely accepted floor fixation devices in the ...Precision Hand Instrumentation: 3.4mm Retriever
Description:... Precision Hand Instruments were developed in surgeon's desire to have the most tactile feel, while still having an instrument with the strength to maneuver into tight spaces without the fear of the bending or breaking. Arthrotek Hand Instruments are meticulously designed and manufactured to conform to ...Precision Hand Instrumentation: 2.75mm Microshears
Description:... Precision Hand Instruments were developed in surgeon's desire to have the most tactile feel, while still having an instrument with the strength to maneuver into tight spaces without the fear of the bending or breaking. Arthrotek Hand Instruments are meticulously designed and manufactured to conform to ...Precision Hand Instrumentation: ArthroPasser
Description:... Precision Hand Instruments were developed in surgeon's desire to have the most tactile feel, while still having an instrument with the strength to maneuver into tight spaces without the fear of the bending or breaking. Arthrotek Hand Instruments are meticulously designed and manufactured to conform to ...Precision Hand Instrumentation: 3.4mm Wide Width Elliptical Forcep
Description:... Precision Hand Instruments were developed in surgeon's desire to have the most tactile feel, while still having an instrument with the strength to maneuver into tight spaces without the fear of the bending or breaking. Arthrotek Hand Instruments are meticulously designed and manufactured to conform to ...Precision Hand Instrumentation: 2.75mm Retriever
Description:... Precision Hand Instruments were developed in surgeon's desire to have the most tactile feel, while still having an instrument with the strength to maneuver into tight spaces without the fear of the bending or breaking. Arthrotek Hand Instruments are meticulously designed and manufactured to conform to ...Precision Hand Instrumentation: 2.75mm Wide Width Elliptical Forcep
Description:... Precision Hand Instruments were developed in surgeon's desire to have the most tactile feel, while still having an instrument with the strength to maneuver into tight spaces without the fear of the bending or breaking. Arthrotek Hand Instruments are meticulously designed and manufactured to conform to ...Precision Hand Instrumentation: Suture Grasper (Cupped)
Description:... Precision Hand Instruments were developed in surgeon's desire to have the most tactile feel, while still having an instrument with the strength to maneuver into tight spaces without the fear of the bending or breaking. Arthrotek Hand Instruments are meticulously designed and manufactured to conform to ...Precision Hand Instrumentation: 3.4mm Grasper
Description:... Precision Hand Instruments were developed in surgeon's desire to have the most tactile feel, while still having an instrument with the strength to maneuver into tight spaces without the fear of the bending or breaking. Arthrotek Hand Instruments are meticulously designed and manufactured to conform to ...Precision Hand Instrumentation: 2.75mm Angulated Tip
Description:... Precision Hand Instruments were developed in surgeon's desire to have the most tactile feel, while still having an instrument with the strength to maneuver into tight spaces without the fear of the bending or breaking. Arthrotek Hand Instruments are meticulously designed and manufactured to conform to ...Clinical trial shows quadriplegics can operate powered wheelchair with tongue drive system
... An assistive technology that enables individuals to maneuver a powered wheelchair or control a mouse cursor using simple tongue movements can be operated by individuals with high-level spinal cord injuries, ...Healing wounds with lasers, vehicles that drive themselves, other cutting-edge optics
... with less scarring. For years, scientists have used the energy in laser light to drill microscopic holes or as tweezers or traps to direct and maneuver small pieces of matter. Guiding entire cells, though, has proven difficult because the lasers used for manipulation tend to damage the structural ...Olympus advances technology for laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery
... is nearly impossible to do without the Olympus EndoEYE, which provides an exceptional digital image while being small and flexible enough to maneuver with other instruments in a small space," continued Dr. Ross. "The EndoEYE allows us to view the surgical field from multiple angles giving the ...Brown-led team offers first look at how bats land
... research team for the first time has caught on film how bats land. Their findings were surprising: tree-roosting bats execute a different landing maneuver than cave-dwelling ... Click here for more information. ...American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- Jan. 14, 2009
... have made experimental "grippers" in the lab, these devices generally require the use of batteries and wiring, making them hard to miniaturize and maneuver in small spaces and convoluted conduits. The researchers describe development of tiny metallic microgrippers shaped like a hand that work without ...Animal and biological science highlights: San Antonio Fluid Dynamics Conference, Nov. 23-25
... at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the scientists measured the flows produced by two dolphins doing tailstands--a Sea World-worthy maneuver in which dolphins hold themselves vertically out of the water, using quick, strong oscillations of their tail. The data revealed that special skin ...Advice to the new administration: UM foreign and domestic policy guide
... America's military, we are in real danger of losing the next decade's important wars." Levine argues that our military has mastered conventional maneuver warfare, yet is unlikely to spend most of its time engaged in these fights. Indeed the Department of Defense has made "stability operations" a core ...Mobilizing white blood cells to the lung: New discovery could lead to an improved influenza vaccine
... research in the Trudeau Institute laboratory of Dr. David Woodland offers important insights into the navigational aids used by these cells as they maneuver through the human body. Trudeau investigators have shown that lungs which have been infected with the influenza virus produce a series of chemicals, ...Using nanotechnology, UCLA researchers discover cancer cells 'feel' much softer than normal cells
... metastatic, or invading other organs, the diseased cells must travel throughout the body. Because the cells need to enter the bloodstream and maneuver through tight anatomical spaces, cancer cells are much more flexible, or softer, than normal cells. These spreading, invading cancer cells can cause ...Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head
... DURHAM, N.C. -- Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into ... the devices steer under global control, and another three to independently maneuver more than one at a time. "The hard thing was designing how multiple ...St. John's Hospital Acquires Latest Technology in Robotic-Assisted Surgery
... the latest robotic-assisted surgery system that gives surgeons an enhanced three-dimensional view of the operative field and greater flexibility to maneuver instruments during a minimally invasive procedure. With the acquisition in late June of the dual console da Vinci, St. John's aims to be the ...Advice to the new administration: UM foreign and domestic policy guide
... America's military, we are in real danger of losing the next decade's important wars." Levine argues that our military has mastered conventional maneuver warfare, yet is unlikely to spend most of its time engaged in these fights. Indeed the Department of Defense has made "stability operations" a core ...'The photon force is with us': Harnessing light to drive nanomachines
... a billion-billion times smaller than a space sail, and that match the size of today's typical transistors." Until now light has only been used to maneuver single tiny objects with a focused laser beam a technique called "optical tweezers." Postdoctoral scientist and lead author, Mo Li noted, "Instead ...Abbott's XIENCE V(TM) Drug Eluting Stent Wins Prestigious Chicago Innovation Award
... The VISION platform has the thinnest stent structure available and is designed to facilitate ease of delivery, making it easier for physicians to maneuver the stent and treat the diseased portion of the artery. Long-term results with XIENCE V in the SPIRIT III pivotal U.S. clinical trial demonstrated ...Autonomy(TM) Lapro-Angle(TM) Articulating Laparoscopic Instruments Granted CE Mark
... incision is made through the umbilicus (belly button) instead of four to six incisions. All of the instruments go through this single 'keyhole.' To maneuver effectively in such a restricted space, the surgeon must have highly maneuverable instrumentation. Traditional straight laparoscopic instruments are ...Abbott Begins Post-Approval Study of XIENCE V(TM) Drug Eluting Stent
... the MULTI-LINK VISION(R) Coronary Stent System. The VISION platform is designed to facilitate ease of delivery, making it easier for physicians to maneuver the stent and treat the diseased portion of the artery. Long-term results with XIENCE V in the SPIRIT III pivotal U.S. clinical trial demonstrated ...Creating the Bionic Woman: Making Nerves Spring Back to Life
... gain better control and move their prostheses. Often, there is little muscle left following an upper arm amputation, making it difficult to maneuver the artificial limb. Surgeons are transferring the remaining nerves in the upper arm to chest and back muscles, allowing those muscles to help ...Video Conferencing for the Masses
... tracking and auto-zoom functions in its current webcam line, Logitech includes mechanical pan and tilt to this camera, allowing it to automatically maneuver and track the scene. The camera captures up to 1.3-megapixel still images and true 640 by 480 video. In a blinding flash of the obvious, the ...