The overall aim is to conduct preliminary evaluations of new rehabilitation strategies and new functional assessment methods for homonymous hemianopia (HH) and spatial neglect (SN), disabling visual and cognitive perception conditions that commonly occur as a result of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke. Both HH and SN prevent detection of objects on the affected side, resulting in unsafe walking and driving. Using realistic tasks in virtual environments representative of everyday mobility challenges we are evaluating a novel optical device expansion prism (EP) glasses - combined with a new computerized perceptual-motor training regimen in helping people with HH and SN detect and avoid obstacles on the affected side. In the first year we developed the training software and prepared the functional assessments. In the second year we have made excellent progress in recruiting and running participants in the main pilot study, with a total of 25 participants screened and 14 enrolled.
There are about 15 visits for each participant, including about 6 visits for intensive computerized perceptual-motor training. Preliminary results are encouraging. After training there were significant improvements in the ability to accurately touch targets presented in areas of prism-expanded vision in the blind hemifield. Before training, the error in touching was 17 , which reduced significantly (p = 0.001) to only 1.0 after training (equivalent to seeing side accuracy). Blindside detection performance improved significantly when using the prism glasses both in a collision judgment task in a virtual walking simulator and a pedestrian detection task in a driving simulator. Recruitment and data collection are ongoing.

关键词：康复技术；创伤性脑损伤；感知功能障碍；视觉障碍

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The U.S. military is providing amputees with state-of-the-art prosthetic devices. In addition to walking and changing direction, amputees must be able to manage uneven terrain, crowded environments, stairs, ramps, and hills. The largest problem for a lower extremity amputee is falls. Falling history and balance confidence are associated with reduced mobility capability and social activity. The goal of this research effort is to rehabilitate individuals with lower extremity amputations to reduce falls using a novel training method. The training program utilizes a microprocessor-controlled treadmill designed to deliver task-specific training perturbations. The training consists of six, 30 minute sessions delivered over a 2-week period. Trunk motion and velocity was assessed using a perturbation test in an immersive virtual environment, since trunk kinematics has been shown to determine fall likelihood. We have enrolled 14 research subjects at the Naval Medical Center San Diego. Mean trunk flexion angle and velocity significantly improved after participating in the training program. The improved performance was maintained up to 6 months. Subjects reported decreased uncontrolled and semi-controlled falls in their free-living environment outside of the research laboratory. These results indicate that task-specific training is an effective rehabilitation method to reduce falls in persons with lower limb amputations.

关键词：康复技术；被截肢者；修复学；快速康复

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In October 2011, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released the report Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluating the Evidence, assessing the published evidence for the effectiveness of using cognitive rehabilitation therapy (CRT) to treat people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI has gained increasing attention in the past 15 years because of its status as the signature wound of American military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Growing numbers of U.S. service members are suffering traumatic brain injuries and are surviving them, given that (a) the majority of traumatic brain injuries are mild and (b) lifesaving measures for more severe injuries have significantly improved. People with any level of injury can require ongoing health care in their recovery, helping them to regain (or compensate for) their losses of function and supporting their full integration into their social structure and an improved quality of life.

关键词：康复技术；脑外伤康复；康复治疗

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关键词：医疗器械；行业标准；企业获利

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关键词：可穿戴医疗设备；医疗器械；市场前景

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The multiparameter patient monitor is monitoring equipment that functions by measuring and displaying the waveforms and numerical data for patient parameters that are used in the diagnosis as well as in the treatment of patients in various healthcare settings. The Global Multiparameter Patient Monitoring Equipment market is witnessing continuous development and innovation. The market was dominated by the Americas in 2012, and was followed by the EMEA region and the APAC region. There are vast opportunities for the market to grow significantly in certain countries of the APAC region, such as Japan, India, and China. China and India have the largest and second largest population bases in the world and they account for the highest number of chronic disease patients, thereby increasing the demand for healthcare facilities and patient monitoring equipment. The market is expected to witness an improvement in its growth rate and post a CAGR of 3.53 percent during the period 2012-2016.

关键词：医疗器械；监护仪；监测设备；测量；治疗患者参数；生物信号；传感装置

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Packaging of products is a process of enclosing or protecting products for the purpose of their distribution, storage, sale, and use. It is useful for advertising a product, for protecting against damage during transportation, for persuading any possible buyer as well as to provide the product with an authentic identity. Healthcare products such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices require packaging so they can be safely transported, to maintain sterility, and to prevent breakage or spillage and contamination. Raw materials used for packaging healthcare products include plastic, glass, metal, and paper-based materials.The increasing aging population is leading to a growing demand for pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Hence, the Global Healthcare Packaging market is growing at a steady rate. The Americas dominated the market in 2012, which was followed by the EMEA region and the APAC region. The US, which accounted for the world's highest per capita healthcare expenditure, was the leading revenue contributor in the Healthcare Packaging market in the Americas in 2012. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.0 percent during the period 2012-2016.

关键词：产品包装；保健产品；药品；医疗器械

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Blood collection system refers to the method of collection of blood into plastic tubes (rarely glass tubes) called evacuated tubes. Blood may be collected into a tube containing an anticoagulant, which prevents clotting. The blood collected through such a technique retains its properties similar to the one in the body, which can then be used in the whole form when required. Blood collected through such a technique is referred to as Whole Blood Collection. However, apheresis is the process of separating blood into its different components, i.e. platelets, RBCs and plasma. In recent times, manual blood collection systems are being replaced by automated blood collection systems.

关键词：血液收集系统；真空管；血小板；红细胞；血浆；医疗器械

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关键词：医疗器械；行业标准

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The Global Electrosurgical Devices market is one of the major markets in the Global Surgical Equipment market and is witnessing continuous developments and innovations. The Americas generates the highest revenue in the Global Electrosurgical Devices market and is followed by the EMEA region. There is a vast opportunity for the market to grow significantly in certain countries in the APAC region such as Japan, India, and China. Moreover, the market in developing countries is expected to grow faster than in other geographies, which may lead to an increase in sales of new surgical products. It is estimated that the Global Electrosurgical Devices market will grow at a CAGR of 5.45 percent during the forecast period.

关键词：医疗器械；外科设备；生物组织；高频电力系统；手术器械；电外科器械

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