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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new strategy that could offer much more precise control of prosthetic limbs. After inserting small magnetic beads into muscle tissue, they can accurately measure the length of a muscle as it contracts, and this measurement can be relayed to a robotic prosthesis within milliseconds.
Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new strategy that could offer much more precise control of prosthetic limbs. After inserting small magnetic beads into muscle tissue, they can accurately measure the length of a muscle as it contracts, and this measurement can be relayed to a robotic prosthesis within milliseconds. Science News | Magnets Could Offer Better Control of Prosthetic Limbs: Study.
For people with amputation who have prosthetic limbs, one of the greatest challenges is controlling the prosthesis so that it moves the same way a natural limb would. Most prosthetic limbs are controlled using electromyography, a way of recording electrical activity from the muscles, but this approach provides only limited control of the prosthesis.
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One ventilator, two patients ISTOCK.COM - Getty Images/iStockphoto× Thanks to the pandemic, the world is short by about a million ventilators, according to one estimate last year. A quick-fix solution has been to multiplex split the outlet tube so that each ventilator is shared by many patients. However, doctors frown at split ventilation because it brings a host of problems, such as lack of independent control for each patient and cross-contamination of pathogens. Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, have designed a way to connect a ventilator to two patients with individualised controls. The ‘Individualised System for Augmenting Ventilator Efficacy’ or iSAVE ventilation circuit enables independent control of volume and pressure for each patient and incorporates safety measures to tackle sudden patient deterioration and cross-contamination, says Shriya Srinivasan, a post-doctoral researcher who is a part of the group. The iSAVE utilises a series of valves and flow regulators in parallel limbs to effectively maintain the desired volume for each patient. Filters prevent cross-contamination between individual patient circuits and also filter the expired gas before release into the room through the pressure release valve, thus limiting pathogen exposure for healthcare workers. The one-way valves prevent backflow and mitigate over-distention in cases of rapid flow change. Srinivasan says these machines are inexpensive and can be produced quickly, but cautions that they should be used only during acute shortage of ventilators.
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