Obstetric imaging in low- and middle-income countries: Lowering the disease burden with the contextualised design of robotic telesonography

Background<br/>The availability of medical ultrasound imaging is still limited in low- and middle-income countries, despite its potential impact on patient outcomes. This problem partially manifests in the limited availability of trained physicians due to the unequal distribution of physicians between rural and urban areas in India. Robotic...

3D Robotic Ultrasound System: A 3D Volumetric Ultrasound Imaging System using a CMUT Phased Array and a Robotic Arm

Diagnostic imaging is a fundamental requirement for the effective treatment of about 25 % of patients globally. Ultrasound imaging is considered the safest, least expensive and most convenient diagnostic imaging modality. Its widespread adoption has been in the area of 2D imaging. However, the accuracy of diagnosis with 2D ultrasound imaging is...

Robotic 3DPrinting Earth: Earthen additive manufacturing with customized nozzles to create a gradient material for on-demand performance

To cope with the climate crisis, sustainable and eco-friendly buildings are a necessity. To achieve this, we need to change the way we build, this accounts as well for construction materials. For thousands of years, humans have lived in clay and timber hybrid constructions. These hybrids are made of sustainable, possibly circular, highly...

Designing a Tourniquet for a Fully-Automated Venipuncture Device

Phlebotomy - the drawing of blood - is essential for medical diagnostics, but there are problems with inconsistent sample quality, complications and high operational costs. Automation of the phlebotomy process may solve these problems; however not all steps of the phlebotomy process are currently automated. Automatic vein detection and needle...

Design, Development and Testing of a Navigator to Guide Minimally Invasive Osteotomy Surgery

Corrective osteotomy is the treatment for malunion of bone segments, which is required after insufficient fracture management. To perform this procedure adequately, 3D imaging is used to make a virtual plan of the osteotomy. In order to transfer this virtual plan to the patient in the operating room, a navigation method is required. Existing...