Wearable Technology in Medicine and Health Care

Content: Front Cover
 Wearable Technology in Medicine and Health Care
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 List of Contributors
 Preface
 1 Wearable Technology in Medicine and Health Care: Introduction
 References
 2 Empowering Medical Staff With Smart Glasses in Operating Rooms
 2.1 Introduction
 2.2 Smart Glasses
 2.2.1 Definition
 2.2.2 Overview of Available Smart Glasses
 2.3 Current Uses and Benefits of Smart Glasses in ORs
 2.3.1 Capacities of Smart Glasses
 2.4 Activities Performed in ORs Among the Medical Staff
 2.4.1 Circulating Nurse
 2.4.1.1 Activities and requirements 2.4.1.2 Constraints and opportunities to use smart glasses2.4.1.3 Smart glass candidates
 2.4.2 Scrub Nurse
 2.4.2.1 Activities and requirements
 2.4.2.2 Constraints and opportunities to use smart glasses
 2.4.2.3 Smart glass candidates
 2.4.3 Anesthesiologists
 2.4.3.1 Activities and requirements
 2.4.3.2 Constraints and opportunities to use smart glasses
 2.4.3.3 Smart glass candidates
 2.4.4 Surgeon
 2.4.4.1 Activities and requirements
 2.4.4.2 Constraints and opportunities to use smart glasses
 2.4.4.3 Smart glass candidates
 2.5 Are ORs the Future of Smart Glasses?
 Ackowledgment 3.3.1.2.1 Soft robotics: a new approach to exoskeleton design3.3.1.2.2 Advantages of soft-bodied exoskeletons
 3.3.1.2.3 Disadvantages of soft-bodied exoskeletons
 3.3.2 Classification by Actuation Principle
 3.3.2.1 Electric actuation
 3.3.2.2 Pneumatic actuation
 3.3.2.3 Hydraulic actuation
 3.3.2.4 Other nascent actuation principles
 3.3.3 Classification by Intention Sensing, User Feedback, and Control
 3.3.3.1 Physical user input and feedback
 3.3.3.2 Muscular signals
 3.3.3.3 Brain-computer interface
 3.3.3.4 Context awareness and sensor fusion 3.3.3.5 Shared assistance and challenge-based control3.4 Challenges and Way Forward for Wearable Assistive Robotics
 3.4.1 Challenges in Electromechanical Implementation
 3.4.2 Challenges in Intention-Sensing and Control Strategy Implementation
 3.4.3 Commercial and Nontechnical Challenges
 References
 4 Upper Limb Wearable Exoskeleton Systems for Rehabilitation: State of the Art Review and a Case Study of the EXO-UL8-Dual-...
 4.1 Background Information on Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation
 4.2 State of the Art in Upper Limb Rehabilitation Wearables