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Características de patentes de dispositivos para rehabilitación física registradas en los Estados Unidos
Characteristics of patents of physical rehabilitation devices registered in the United States

Introducción: La rehabilitación física puede verse beneficiada con el uso de dispositivos, los cuales en su mayoría suelen ser patentados. La oficina de patentes y marcas de los Estados Unidos (USPTO) es una de las oficinas de patentes y marcas más grandes y reconocidas. Resulta de interés evaluar ...

Construction of a Low-cost Homemade Laparoscopic Simulator for Use in a Caribbean Setting

West Indian med. j; 68 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: To the modern surgeon in training, the acquisition of laparoscopic skills is essential. Laparoscopic simulators are effective, but in the often-resource-poor setting of the Caribbean, the cost of these simulators is often prohibitive. We describe the construction of a simulator whic...

Evaluation of the long-term stability of micro-screws under different loading protocols: a systematic review

Abstract: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the association between the different factors of loading protocols and the long-term stability of micro-screws from biomechanical and histological viewpoints. Searches were performed on PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Wanfang and CNKI datab...

Análise comparativa dos métodos prescritivos NAL-NL2 e DSL v5. 0a na adaptação do AASI em idosos

CoDAS; 31 (4), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo Analisar comparativamente os métodos prescritivos NAL-NL2 e DSL v5.0a de acordo com programação individualizada do AASI para o indivíduo idoso com deficiência auditiva. Método Participaram do estudo 60 indivíduos idosos com deficiência auditiva, submetidos à mensuração da REC...

Development and clinical validation of a non-invasive, beat-to-beat blood pressure monitoring device, compared to invasive blood pressure monitoring during coronary angiography

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective To develop and test a beat-to-beat blood pressure monitoring device during coronary angiography, and compare it with invasive blood pressure monitoring. Methods Twenty-eight patients with an indication for hemodynamic study were selected for this investigation, and kept in supine p...

The use of remote microphone systems in unilateral hearing loss: a preliminary study among Brazilian children and teenagers

J. appl. oral sci; 27 (), 2019
Abstract Due to the large number of individuals with Unilateral Hearing Loss (UHL) and the recommendation to use hearing assistive devices, studies are required to define possibilities of intervention for this population. Objective: To evaluate the performance of the Remote Microphone System (RMS) in chi...

Cyclic fatigue resistance of novel Genius and Edgefile nickel-titanium reciprocating instruments

Abstract: This study aimed to assess the cyclic fatigue resistance of Genius and EdgeFile X1 reciprocating instruments compared with WaveOne Gold Primary. Twenty Genius (Ultradent) 25.04, 20 Genius 30.04, 20 EdgeFile X1 (EdgeEndo) and 20 WaveOne Gold Primary (Dentsply Maillefer) instruments were included...

Torsional fatigue strength of reciprocating and rotary pathfinding instruments manufactured from different NiTi alloys

Abstract To evaluate the torsional properties of engine-driven pathfinding instruments manufactured from different NiTi alloys - R-Pilot (tip size 12.5;.04 taper; M-Wire) and One G (tip size 14;.03 taper; Conventional NiTi). A total of 40 NiTi instruments from engine-driven pathfinding instruments (n = 2...

Ultrasonic tips as an auxiliary method for the instrumentation of oval-shaped root canals

Abstract To evaluate the influence of novel ultrasonic tips as an auxiliary method for the rotary preparation of flattened/oval-shaped canals. Forty-five mandibular incisors were selected and divided into one of three experimental groups (n = 15): Group PFCP - ProDesign Logic 25/.05 + Flatsonic + Clearso...