ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Biomechanical Model-Based Development of an Active Occupational Upper-Limb Exoskeleton to Support Healthcare Workers in the Surgery Waiting Room.
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- Modelling the interaction between wearable assistive devices and digital human models-A systematic review.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Pooled it
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- Passive and Active Exoskeleton Solutions: Sensors, Actuators, Applications, and Recent Trends.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Innovative Metaheuristic Optimization Approach with a Bi-Triad for Rehabilitation Exoskeletons.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A Wearable Upper Limb Exoskeleton System and Intelligent Control Strategy.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Assessment of Exoskeletons on Nurses' Quality of Work Life: A Pilot Study at Foch Hospital.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- Exoskeletons: A challenge for development.Wearable technologies · 2023Review
- Model-Based Biomechanical Exoskeleton Concept Optimization for a Representative Lifting Task in Logistics.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A Review of Exoskeletons Considering Nurses.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Biomechanical Analysis of Stoop and Free-Style Squat Lifting and Lowering with a Generic Back-Support Exoskeleton Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Critical review on applications and roles of exoskeletons in patient handling.International journal of industrial ergonomics · 2022Article
- The Effects of a Passive Exoskeleton on Human Thermal Responses in Temperate and Cold Environments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Quantitative Models for Prediction of Cumulative Trauma Disorders Applied to the Maquiladora Industry.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Evaluation and Test Methods of Industrial Exoskeletons In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico: A Critical Review.Critical reviews in biomedical engineering · 2021Review
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Abstract
Occupational ergonomics in healthcare is an increasing challenge we have to handle in the near future. Physical assistive systems, so-called exoskeletons, are promising solutions to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Manual handling like pushing, pulling, holding and lifting during healthcare activities require practical and biomechanical effective assistive devices. In this article, a musculoskeletal-model-based development of an assistive exoskeleton is described for manual patient transfer in the surgery waiting room. For that purpose, kinematic data collected with an experimental set-up reproducing real patient transfer conditions are first used to define the kinetic boundary conditions for the model-based development approach. Model-based analysis reveals significant relief potential in the lower back and shoulder area of the musculoskeletal apparatus. This is corroborated by subjective feedback collected during measurements with real surgery assistants. A shoulder-arm exoskeleton design is then proposed, optimized and evaluated within the same simulation framework. The presented results illustrate the potential for the proposed design to reduce significantly joint compressions and muscle activities in the shoulder complex in the considered patient transfer scenarios.
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