DocumentCode
2207191
Title
Tri-axial electro-goniometer for spinal motion
Author
Killen, K. ; Music, S. ; Zielinska, J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Chem., Chem. Biol. & Biomed. Eng., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
16-18 March 2012
Firstpage
339
Lastpage
340
Abstract
In the U.S., 600,000 spinal surgeries are performed annually with exposure of 2,250 mrem of radioactivity from monitoring spinal range of motion per patient post-operative rehabilitation. The goniometer is designed to minimize such exposure and improve reliability of patients´ spinal motion parameters for the evaluation of surgical efficacy. This non-invasive device utilizes battery powered sensors that will ultimately reduce costs by $5.04 billion per year.
Keywords
biomedical electronics; bone; electric sensing devices; goniometers; neurophysiology; orthopaedics; patient monitoring; patient rehabilitation; surgery; battery powered sensors; noninvasive device; patient monitoring; patient post-operative rehabilitation; spinal motion; spinal surgical efficacy evaluation; triaxial electrogoniometer; Batteries; Monitoring; Pain; Potentiometers; Prototypes; Sensors; Surgery;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2012 38th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA
ISSN
2160-7001
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1141-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.2012.6207103
Filename
6207103
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