Title: Fatigue and Biomechnical Assessment of a Stable Intramedullary Nail for Complex Long Bone Fractures
Department: Mechanical Engineering
PI: Dr. Patrick Atkinson
Award Period Dates: 11/11//2011 – 11/10/2012
Funding Source: McLaren Regional Medical Center
Description of Research: Fatigue and biomechanical assessment of a stable intramedullary nail for complex long bone fractures
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Title: Improving Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (RMIS) By Providing Haptic Feedback On Pulling and Stretching Sutures
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
PI: Dr. Mehrdad Zadeh
Award Period Dates: 11/02//2011
Funding Source: McLaren Foundation
Description of Research: Improving robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS) by providing haptic feedback on pulling and stretching sutures.
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