Title :
Dynamic compression chamber to reduce scarring in a hand injury
Author :
Callahan, Tara ; Hammerle, Lauren ; Princiotta, Ashley ; Wos, Becky
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Chem. Biol., Biomed. Eng., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
Abstract :
According to the CDC, over 3.7 million people in 2010 visited the emergency room for a hand related injury. Nearly 60 percent of patients never regained normal hand function due to residual scar tissue. Therefore, TheraGlove´s goal was to improve the patient´s quality of life with the development of a dynamic rehabilitation device that provided compression, stimulated blood flow toward the heart, and reduced swelling with an aim to better reduce scar tissue.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; haemodynamics; injuries; patient rehabilitation; CDC; TheraGlove; dynamic compression chamber; dynamic rehabilitation device; emergency room; hand injury; hand related injury; heart; normal hand function; patient quality of life; residual scar tissue; scar tissue reduction; scarring reducion; stimulated blood flow; swelling reduction; Bladder; Chemistry; Circulators; Injuries; Medical treatment; Tendons; Wrist; compression; dynamic; edema; hand; swelling;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014 40th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972747
