The investigation of grasping movements in cortical motor areas depends heavily on the measurement of hand kinematics. Currently used methods for small primates need either a large number of sensors or provide insufficient accuracy. Here, we present both a novel glove based on electromagnetic tracking sensors that can operate at a rate of 100 Hz and a new modeling method that allows to monitor ...

We are currently exploring relaying navigational information (e.g., obstacles, terrain, depth) to a visually impaired person using a tactile glove we have developed. The glove consists of a collection of vibrating motors. The collective patterns of motor activity are used for conveying the navigational information which is mapped from an artificial perception system derived from a wearable came...

Glove perforation during surgery has always been a matter of concern as it increases the infection rate and the risk of transmission of blood borne diseases. To determine the common causes, the site and the awareness of glove perforations in orthopaedic surgery, a prospective study was conducted to assess the rate of glove perforation during 130 consecutive orthopaedic operations. All gloves wo...

A hand is one of the essential limbs on human body that used for daily activities. The aim this research to develop a soft exoskeleton assist people with deterioration. developed exo-glove made low-cost RTV (room-temperaturevulcanizing) silicone rubber motor-tendon actuation system produces flexion and extension motion. Here, actuator converts rotation motion into linear from DC motor, while po...

This work proposes the design of a low-cost sensory glove system that complements operation 3D-printed mechanical hand prosthesis, providing it with ability to detect touch, locate and even measure intensity associated forces. Firstly, production prosthetic model was performed using 3D printing, which allowed for quick cheap robotic implementation allows controlled movements high performance po...

BACKGROUND Differences in latex allergen sensitization profiles have been described between children undergoing repeated surgical interventions and health care workers. The purpose of this study was to determine whether such sensitization profiles are associated with differences in the expression of latex allergen between the internal and external surfaces of surgical gloves. METHODS Extracts...

It might be assumed that increasing the thickness of a glove would reduce the vibration transmitted to the hand. Three material samples from an anti-vibration glove were stacked to produce three thicknesses: 6.4, 12.8 and 19.2 mm. The dynamic stiffnesses of all three thicknesses, the apparent mass at the palm and the finger and the transmission of vibration to the palm and finger were measured....

Data glove is a new dimension in the field of virtual reality environments, initially designed to satisfy the stringent requirements of modern motion capture and animation professionals. In this paper, we try to shift the implementation of data glove from motion animation towards signature verification problem, making use of the offered multiple degrees of freedom for each finger and for the ha...

HYPOTHESIS Clinically apparent surgical glove perforation increases the risk of surgical site infection (SSI). DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING University Hospital Basel, with an average of 28,000 surgical interventions per year. PARTICIPANTS Consecutive series of 4147 surgical procedures performed in the Visceral Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Traumatology divisions...

AIM To analyze tears in sterile surgical gloves used by surgeons in the operating theatre of the Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Department, Copernicus Memorial Hospital, Łódź, Poland. MATERIALS AND METHOD This study analyzes tears in sterile surgical gloves used by surgeons by ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes. 1,404 gloves were collected from 581 surgical procedures. All gloves were tested immediately f...