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The Nemours Foundation

University of Delaware

Akins, Robert

Means, Mark

Banks, John

Robert Akins

John Banks

Mark Means

Tariq Rahman

Kristi Kiick

Alastair Younger

Karyn Robinson

William Mackenzi

Rebecca Scott

Skeletonized blood vessels for use as vascular grafts are protected from biomechanical injury and/or certain cellular and extracellular changes by application of a biocompatible hydrogel to the vessel exterior. The hydrogel may be applied to the vessel graft before or after harvesting from a donor patient.

Method for protecting skeletonized blood vessels

A portable work capacities testing apparatus comprising a portable computer, a hub releaseably interconnected with the portable computer, a dynamic strength and lifting device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a hand grip strength device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a finger pinch strength device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a forearm/wrist strength device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a handling/proprioception device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a finger flexion device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a whole body coordination device releaseably interconnected with the hub, and a strength push/pull/lift device releaseably interconnected with the hub.

Work capacities testing apparatus and method

Force-controlled autodistraction for lengthening a bone is disclosed. A distractor is coupled to first and second fixators that are coupled to first and second portions of the bone, respectively, on opposite sides of an osteotomy of the bone. A motor produces a motion of the first fixator relative to the second fixator such that the first portion of the bone is distracted from the second portion of the bone. A force sensor measures a resistant force to the motion, and a distractor displacement sensor measures a distractor displacement. A controller is operably coupled to the force sensor, the distractor displacement sensor, and the motor. The controller is configured to determine a variable limb stiffness using the resistant force, the distractor displacement, and a known distractor stiffness of the distractor, and to adjust a gain of the motor such that the variable limb stiffness matches a desired limb stiffness.

Force-controlled autodistraction

A portable work capacities testing apparatus, and a method using that portable apparatus, are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a host computer, a dynamic strength and lifting devicereleaseably interconnected with the host computer, a hand grip strength devicereleaseably interconnected with the host computer, a finger pinch strength devicereleaseably interconnected with the host computer, a forearm/wrist strength devicereleaseably interconnected with the host computer, a handling/proprioception devicereleaseably interconnected with the host computer, a finger flexion devicereleaseably interconnected with the host computer, a whole body coordination devicereleaseably interconnected with the host computer, and a strength push/pull/lift devicereleaseably interconnected with the host computer.

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Tucson, AZ, United States of America

Robert Akins