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Low-Cost Device For Laser Phacoemulsification: A Preliminary Study, Mitchell Harrah
Low-Cost Device For Laser Phacoemulsification: A Preliminary Study, Mitchell Harrah
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The current gold standard of cataract removal surgery is phacoemulsification systems. These are divided based on the type of devices used; both are considered equal but with different delivery modes. These delivery methods are either acoustic or light-based. However, these devices pose two hurdles for impoverished areas: high costs and heavy resource usage. This thesis proposes a novel phacoemulsification system is based on the low-cost, off-shelf laser diodes that implement light-based phacoemulsification of cataracts. The system is tested for viability over two methods: finite element analysis and experimentation on various phantoms. Simulations on the device have occurred on the COMSOL …
The Development Of A Prosthetic Training Software For Upper Limb Amputees, Tyler Kayne Sullins
The Development Of A Prosthetic Training Software For Upper Limb Amputees, Tyler Kayne Sullins
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to develop an intuitive software that aids in the field of prosthetic training and rehabilitation by creating an individualized visualization of joint angles. This software is titled “the prosthetic training software (PTS) for individualized joint angle representation”, and it enables the individualized portrayal of predicted or pre-recorded joint angles. The PTS is an intuitive program for clinicians and prosthesis users that produces an animation of a virtual avatar reflecting the user’s segment lengths and amputation for rehabilitation and training purposes.
The PTS consists of a graphical user interface (GUI) and a 3D visualization of …
Physical-Statistical Modeling And Optimization Of Cardiovascular Systems, Dongping Du
Physical-Statistical Modeling And Optimization Of Cardiovascular Systems, Dongping Du
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Heart disease remains the No.1 leading cause of death in U.S. and in the world. To improve cardiac care services, there is an urgent need of developing early diagnosis of heart diseases and optimal intervention strategies. As such, it calls upon a better understanding of the pathology of heart diseases.
Computer simulation and modeling have been widely applied to overcome many practical and ethical limitations in in-vivo, ex-vivo, and whole-animal experiments. Computer experiments provide physiologists and cardiologists an indispensable tool to characterize, model and analyze cardiac function both in healthy and in diseased heart. Most importantly, simulation modeling empowers the …