Design trends in actuated lower-limb prosthetic systems: a narrative review
Expert Rev Med Devices. 2023 Nov 5. doi: 10.1080/17434440.2023.2279999. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Actuated lower limb prostheses, including powered (active) and semi-active (quasi-passive) joints, are endowed with controllable power and/or impedance, which can be advantageous to limb impairment individuals by improving locomotion mechanics and reducing the overall metabolic cost of ambulation. However, an increasing number of commercial and research-focused options have made navigating this field a daunting task for users, researchers, clinicians, and professionals.AREAS COVERED: The present paper provide...
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - November 5, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Haoran Sun Chaoming He Ivan Vujaklija Source Type: research

Selection criteria in the era of perfect competition for drug-eluting stents - a survey of interventional cardiologists in Japan: the selection-DES study
CONCLUSIONS: Patient background and lesion characteristics had little impact on the DES selection criteria, suggesting that DES performance has already reached its physical limitations to the extent that respondents may not value further improvements in performance or characteristics of DES.PMID:37904312 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277221 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 31, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Satoru Hashimoto Yoshihiro Motozawa Toshiki Mano Source Type: research

Selection criteria in the era of perfect competition for drug-eluting stents - a survey of interventional cardiologists in Japan -: the selection-DES study
CONCLUSIONS: Patient background and lesion characteristics had little impact on the DES selection criteria, suggesting that DES performance has already reached its physical limitations to the extent that respondents may not value further improvements in performance or characteristics of DES.PMID:37904312 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277221 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 31, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Satoru Hashimoto Yoshihiro Motozawa Toshiki Mano Source Type: research

Preliminary study of 3D printing technology for extracorporeal positioning guide assisted ultrasound-guided microwave ablation of the liver
CONCLUSIONS: 3D-printed extracorporeal positioning guides can assist ultrasound in localizing tumors during liver microwave ablation and reduce repeated punctures. It makes percutaneous microwave ablation of the liver more precise and safe. However, the current study sample is small, there are still apparent shortcomings, and long-term clinical studies are needed to prove its effectiveness.PMID:37897059 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277233 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 28, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Yu Zhang Ming-Yue Wang Li-Kui Wang Sha Zhang Hong Sun Jun Liu Source Type: research

Test-retest reliability of pain extent and pain location using a novel pain drawing analysis software application, on patients with shoulder pain
CONCLUSION: The results demonstrated good reliability of pain extent and moderate reliability of pain location using the new pain distribution analysis application 'Pain Distribution.' This pain drawing software application could be a reliable, inexpensive, and clinically usable solution for assessing the distribution of pain in patients with shoulder pain.PMID:37897081 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277226 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 28, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Marios Tragoudas Zacharias Dimitriadis Adriana Koufogianni Asimakis Kanellopoulos Konstantinos Vassis Panagiotis Gkrilias Savvas Spanos Ioannis Poulis Source Type: research

The added value of lung perfusion scintigraphy semiquantitative measures in post-COVID patients with persistent dyspnea without pulmonary embolism
CONCLUSIONS: In post-COVID dyspnea without PE, lung perfusion scintigraphy may reveal a pulmonary involvement not detectable by hrCT. Post-COVID patients may show decreased perfusion rates of lower pulmonary fields in the presence of normal vascular density and markers of inflammation/coagulation.PMID:37897179 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277236 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 28, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Francesco Lanfranchi Sara Maggio Carlo Delucchi Francesca Bertoldi Ferdinando Corica Maria Silvia De Feo Cecilia Marini Teresita Alo è Viviana Frantellizzi Giuseppe De Vincentis Silvia Morbelli Gianmario Sambuceti Emanuela Barisione Matteo Bauckneht Source Type: research

Preliminary study of 3D printing technology for extracorporeal positioning guide assisted ultrasound-guided microwave ablation of the liver
CONCLUSIONS: 3D-printed extracorporeal positioning guides can assist ultrasound in localizing tumors during liver microwave ablation and reduce repeated punctures. It makes percutaneous microwave ablation of the liver more precise and safe. However, the current study sample is small, there are still apparent shortcomings, and long-term clinical studies are needed to prove its effectiveness.PMID:37897059 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277233 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 28, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Yu Zhang Ming-Yue Wang Li-Kui Wang Sha Zhang Hong Sun Jun Liu Source Type: research

Test-retest reliability of pain extent and pain location using a novel pain drawing analysis software application, on patients with shoulder pain
CONCLUSION: The results demonstrated good reliability of pain extent and moderate reliability of pain location using the new pain distribution analysis application 'Pain Distribution.' This pain drawing software application could be a reliable, inexpensive, and clinically usable solution for assessing the distribution of pain in patients with shoulder pain.PMID:37897081 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277226 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 28, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Marios Tragoudas Zacharias Dimitriadis Adriana Koufogianni Asimakis Kanellopoulos Konstantinos Vassis Panagiotis Gkrilias Savvas Spanos Ioannis Poulis Source Type: research

The added value of lung perfusion scintigraphy semiquantitative measures in post-COVID patients with persistent dyspnea without pulmonary embolism
CONCLUSIONS: In post-COVID dyspnea without PE, lung perfusion scintigraphy may reveal a pulmonary involvement not detectable by hrCT. Post-COVID patients may show decreased perfusion rates of lower pulmonary fields in the presence of normal vascular density and markers of inflammation/coagulation.PMID:37897179 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277236 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 28, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Francesco Lanfranchi Sara Maggio Carlo Delucchi Francesca Bertoldi Ferdinando Corica Maria Silvia De Feo Cecilia Marini Teresita Alo è Viviana Frantellizzi Giuseppe De Vincentis Silvia Morbelli Gianmario Sambuceti Emanuela Barisione Matteo Bauckneht Source Type: research

Preliminary study of 3D printing technology for extracorporeal positioning guide assisted ultrasound-guided microwave ablation of the liver
CONCLUSIONS: 3D-printed extracorporeal positioning guides can assist ultrasound in localizing tumors during liver microwave ablation and reduce repeated punctures. It makes percutaneous microwave ablation of the liver more precise and safe. However, the current study sample is small, there are still apparent shortcomings, and long-term clinical studies are needed to prove its effectiveness.PMID:37897059 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277233 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 28, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Yu Zhang Ming-Yue Wang Li-Kui Wang Sha Zhang Hong Sun Jun Liu Source Type: research

Test-retest reliability of pain extent and pain location using a novel pain drawing analysis software application, on patients with shoulder pain
CONCLUSION: The results demonstrated good reliability of pain extent and moderate reliability of pain location using the new pain distribution analysis application "Pain Distribution." This pain drawing software application could be a reliable, inexpensive, and clinically usable solution for assessing the distribution of pain in patients with shoulder pain.PMID:37897081 | DOI:10.1080/17434440.2023.2277226 (Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices)
Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - October 28, 2023 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Marios Tragoudas Zacharias Dimitriadis Adriana Koufogianni Asimakis Kanellopoulos Konstantinos Vassis Panagiotis Gkrilias Savvas Spanos Ioannis Poulis Source Type: research