.... , 1 , p. 9000102 . 10.1109/LMAG.2010.2081351 04 11 2011 20 02 2012 07 05 2012 07 05 2012 blood blood vessels kidney patient treatment graft Up to eight percent of patients undergoing permanent hemodialysis (HD) access placement develop steal syndrome [( 1...

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... kidney patient treatment Convection hemodiafiltration hemodialysis pulsatile pump ultrafiltration backfiltration TMP Maintenance hemodialysis has become an established protocol for treating end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Remarkable improvements have been made...

...Amir Sabet Sarvestani; Joseph Perosky; Kelley Maynard; Michael Weist; Chang Jiang; Kathleen H. Sienko 14 06 2011 14 06 2011 biomedical engineering biomedical equipment database management systems design engineering medical computing patient care patient diagnosis patient...

...Grant Kruger; Steve E. Harte; Eric Ichesco; Mainak Mitra; Shen Keat Cheok; Xu Yun; Daniel J. Clauw; Albert Shih 14 06 2011 14 06 2011 biological tissues diseases health care medical computing noise patient treatment Chronic pain is a significant public health problem...

... patient treatment stainless steel titanium alloys This paper describes the design of the single entry tunneler (SET), devised to create a loop-shaped path in forearm subcutaneous tissue prior to placement of a vascular graft for hemodialysis access. Existing tunnelers are almost universally rigid...

...Michael P. Craven; Steven P. Morgan 13 06 2011 13 06 2011 biomedical equipment diseases economics innovation management Markov processes patient treatment Medical device start-ups are increasingly being challenged to justify the economic value of their innovation...

... medical control systems medical disorders paediatrics patient treatment phototransistors pressure sensors This paper describes a magnetic, nonoperative device and control system designed to treat long-gap esophageal atresia (LEA). This congenital disorder occurs in approximately 100 newborn...

...Edward J. Coleridge Smith; Gareth A. Thomson; Philip D. Coleridge Smith 09 06 2011 09 06 2011 biomedical equipment biomedical ultrasonics lubricants patient treatment skin Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy is a treatment where a physician injects sclerosant foam along...

... patient treatment volume measurement Hydrocephalus is a disease in which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) accumulates in the ventricular system of the brain. Clinical therapy involves surgically implanting a catheter system to drain this fluid. These systems typically use a pressure-regulated valve system...

...Caitlin O. Winget; Theresa K. Fisher; Rajen N. Kumar; Alexander H. Harrington; Kathleen H. Sienko 09 06 2011 09 06 2011 biomedical equipment blood obstetrics patient treatment The lack of donated blood available for emergency transfusions in the developing world...

... concerning the biofilm-associated device infections particularly to highlight the recent modalities for detecting as well as following up the disease within the human host. adhesion biomechanics biomedical equipment cellular biophysics diseases patient treatment surgery 22 11 2010 10...

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... machine that would function without an external energy source in resource-limited settings. 12 08 2010 biomedical equipment diseases muscle noise patient treatment sleep 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... with the available experimental and numerical predictions Further, the DEM was applied with HFA propellants R134A and R227, and the results were compared with traditional propellant R12. 11 08 2010 diseases lung orifices (mechanical) patient treatment physiological models pneumodynamics sprays...

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...-actuated BVM compression is proven to be a viable option to achieve low-cost, low-power portable ventilator technology that provides essential ventilator features at a fraction of the cost of existing technology. biomedical equipment patient treatment pneumodynamics 09 08 2010 09 08...

... counterpulsation devices into the XLVAD is presented in detail. The clinical and mechanical advantages as well as the shortcomings of each device are described. 09 08 2010 09 08 2010 biomedical equipment cardiology haemodynamics patient treatment 2010 American Society of Mechanical...