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Internship in shoulder biomechanics University of Basel Department of Biomedical Engineering Rotator cuff tears are a common shoulder injury. Some people only have a few symptoms, so that a tear cannot be diagnosed in some cases. This can lead to consequential damage and wear, e.g. tendon injuries or osteoarthritis. We therefore want to find out what influence changes in the shape of the shoulder bones have on shoulder biomechanics during activities of daily living. In this study, subjects with shoulder tendon injuries and control subjects are included and examined in the Laboratory for Functional Biomechanics at the University Hospital Basel using questionnaires, arm movement analysis, muscle strength measurements and imaging techniques. Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering Internship

Master thesis - Patient motion compensation for in situ printing University of Basel Bio-Inspired RObots for MEDicine-Laboratory (BIROMED-Lab) This master thesis project focuses on the development of algorithms to compensate for the motion of the patient while performing direct fabrication of an implant upon the anatomy. The main objective is to obtain a constant linear velocity onto the wound using a robotic arm, while accounting for the motions of the printing substrate. Engineering and Technology, Medical and Health Sciences Master Thesis

Praktikum und Masterarbeit im Bereich Biomechanik der Wirbelsäule University of Basel Department of Biomedical Engineering Für eine laufende Studie suchen wir nach einem motivierten Praktikanten / Masterstudenten, Details im PDF Biomechanics Internship, Master Thesis

Master Thesis: Contact force evaluation of robotic endoscopic system based on Series Elastic Actuation University of Basel Bio-Inspired RObots for MEDicine-Laboratory (BIROMED-Lab) Other organizations: Sensory-Motor Systems Lab In the BIROMED-Lab we have been developing an endoscopic system for safer neurosurgeries with inspiration from human finger anatomy. Its two degrees of freedom allow the endoscope to investigate areas of the brain that would be inaccessible with standard rigid endoscopes. Thanks to springs in the transmission between the motors and the movable endoscope tip, the interaction forces between the instrument and the brain tissue can be reduced. Furthermore the interaction forces can be estimated by measuring the deflection of the spring. To make the telemanipulation of the endoscope safer and more intuitive for the surgeon, force feedback was also implemented. Biomedical Engineering Master Thesis

Master Thesis: Vibro-tactile feedback in ventricle puncturing during External Ventricular Drain (EVD) procedure University of Basel Bio-Inspired RObots for MEDicine-Laboratory (BIROMED-Lab) Other organizations: Sensory-Motor Systems Lab EVD is a common procedure in Neurosurgery, nevertheless its placement is non-ideal in up to 40% of the cases because of lack of hands-on experience of residents. To try and solve the issue we propose a medical simulator that will merge haptic feedback with hardware components. Vibro-tactile feedback has been proven useful in medical simulations and could give a more complete and realistic experience to the training surgeon, either as supplementary information to the force feedback or as stand alone information. In order to feed back the vibro-tactile information to the user, the haptic device has to be instrumentalized with appropriate custom-made hardware. Biomedical Engineering Master Thesis