Artificial Means for Improving Human Motion
This paper gives a brief description of some of the key ongoing product developments in Europe for medical implants. A range of medical systems that are currently being developed under European-funded programmes are briefly described. The first is an implant that helps people with ‘dropped foot’ imp...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2004-01-01
|
| Series: | Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ABB-2004-9693537 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850218364846211072 |
|---|---|
| author | Diana Hodgins |
| author_facet | Diana Hodgins |
| author_sort | Diana Hodgins |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This paper gives a brief description of some of the key ongoing product developments in Europe for medical implants. A range of medical systems that are currently being developed under European-funded programmes are briefly described. The first is an implant that helps people with ‘dropped foot’ improve their walking. Further research on body-worn inertial measuring systems (IMUs) and microsystems will extend the capabilities to other lower-limb and upper-limb applications in the future. Other medical systems being developed with the use of microsystems and nanotechnology include a system to aid deaf and blind people. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-3a9ddfdec86a4827ab562be76deac68d |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 1176-2322 1754-2103 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2004-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| spelling | doaj-art-3a9ddfdec86a4827ab562be76deac68d2025-08-20T02:07:46ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032004-01-011213113210.3233/ABB-2004-9693537Artificial Means for Improving Human MotionDiana Hodgins0European Technology for Business (ETB) Ltd, Herts, UKThis paper gives a brief description of some of the key ongoing product developments in Europe for medical implants. A range of medical systems that are currently being developed under European-funded programmes are briefly described. The first is an implant that helps people with ‘dropped foot’ improve their walking. Further research on body-worn inertial measuring systems (IMUs) and microsystems will extend the capabilities to other lower-limb and upper-limb applications in the future. Other medical systems being developed with the use of microsystems and nanotechnology include a system to aid deaf and blind people.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ABB-2004-9693537 |
| spellingShingle | Diana Hodgins Artificial Means for Improving Human Motion Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| title | Artificial Means for Improving Human Motion |
| title_full | Artificial Means for Improving Human Motion |
| title_fullStr | Artificial Means for Improving Human Motion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Artificial Means for Improving Human Motion |
| title_short | Artificial Means for Improving Human Motion |
| title_sort | artificial means for improving human motion |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ABB-2004-9693537 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT dianahodgins artificialmeansforimprovinghumanmotion |