Design of an automated claw trimming machine for dairy cows, the Pedicow

Since the transition period from tie-stall to free-stall, at the end of the previous century, lameness became more and more prominent. A preventive claw trimming technique was developed for lameness prevention. It is recommended to trim the claws twice a year but this does not always happen so often in practice. One of the things that preventive...

Critical Design Requirements for an Electrosurgical Unit used in Low-Middle Income Countries

Introduction: Over five billion people in mainly low and middle income countries (LMICs) do not have access to safe surgery. This is due to a lack of available and functional medical equipment, where up to 70% of the existing equipment is broken. Some reasons for this shortage in medical equipment are a lack of funding, maintenance, training,...

An intravascular stabilization method of the Excimer Laser Assisted Non-occlusive Anastomosis (ELANA) technique

The Excimer Laser Assisted Non-Occlusive Anastomoses (ELANA) technique is used to create anastomoses between major arteries in the brain while avoiding the dangerous temporary occlusion of the cerebral blood ow. This decreases the risk of complica ons due to hypoxia of the brain, but the surgery is long and requires a highly skilled vascular...