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ESM 2012
ESM 2012 – Aalborg University, Dept. of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg, Denmark
Dear Colleagues,
It is with outstanding delight to invite you all to the international Expert Scientific Meeting 2012 (ESM 2012) to be held at the Department of Health Science and Technology at Aalborg University in Northern Jutland, Denmark. Based on the tradition of previous years, this conference is dedicated to research on dynamic load distribution in biomechanics. This meeting unites researchers from various scientific fields and sets an interdisciplinary stage for newest developments in applied and fundamental research. Topics will be ranging from load distribution under the foot to in vivo pressure distribution within joints, on seats, or handles of tools, during sport movements, data analysis techniques and data integration in advanced applications.
The interdisciplinary flavor of the meeting will reflect the multidisciplinary research environment at the Department which has developed over the previous 15 years here in Aalborg. The Department of Health Science and Technology (http://www.hst.aau.dk/) unites as many as seven different degrees ranging from biomedical engineering over sports science to clinical sciences and includes subjects such as medical technology and medicine, our most recent accrual. It is therefore, that we kindly invite you to this event together with our co-hosts from other institutions in this region.
The ESM2012 will take place from August 2 – 4, 2012. A workshop on the latest developments in foot and other pressure analysis systems will be held a day earlier, on August 1, 2012. There are limited places for this workshop so delegates are strongly encouraged to register as early as possible.
As is usual, the best scientific manuscript in the field of dynamic pressure distribution analysis will receive the Art in Science 2012 Award with a prize of € 5,000.00. Deadline for submission of abstracts is 28 February 2012. For submission of papers and all other information please visit www.ESM2012.info.
We are looking forward to welcome you in Aalborg next year to experience a high quality scientific conference at our University.
With warmest regards.
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Conferences
Please get in touch for information on all exhibitions and fairs where novel is going to participate in the upcoming months. Please send us a request if you would like to receive information by email.
manugraphy - hand diagnostics
manugraphy - hand diagnostics
Meet novel at the Congress of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) at the 29th of May until the 01st of June, 2013 in wonderful Antalya, Turkey!
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| isobar picture of a flat hand | flyer manugraphy |
The manugraphy system is an accurate and reliable system to measure the hand forces while gripping. Up to now, functional hand diagnostics could only quantify the total force, for example with a dynamometer. The manugraphy system newly developed by novel offers a key advantage over the conventional systems: It is able to determine the force of each single finger and even the phalanges.
The individual force contributed by each part of the hand – the finger, phalanx, or palm – is measured separately. On the basis of these detailed information, it is possible to achieve a truly objective biochemical analysis of the hand.
For measuring local forces underneath the hand, 900 highly accurate force sensors are applied to the surfaces of two cylinders. The latter contain different diameters suitable for different hand sizes. Each single sensor is sampled 20 times per second by the manugraphy analyzer, and the measured forces are allocated to the respective fingers, phalanges, ball of the hand, and the thumbs. In a dynamic measuring mode, it is possible to identify the current local forces as well as the average forces per gripping sequence. Subsequently, the whole measuring process in its dynamic course can be reproduced. The data are displayed in 2D, 3D and in isobars, showing the absolute force of each sensor element. An acoustic signal that tells the subject to grip and to release provides for a standardized test procedure.
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With these detailed and objective functional analyses of the different hand locations, the user is able to compare the patient’s hand functions before and after a surgery. Progress in rehabilitation can be better evaluated . The manugraphy system and its special audio feedback system can also be used in physiotherapy. The patient is able to carry out different gripping exercises independently, and therapy results can be objectified. Manugraphy measurement data provide important information for the physicians asked to give a medical report on the traumatic or degenerative alteration of a patient‘s hand. These reports may decide over a person’s working capacity, a change of job, or even an early retirement.
manugraphy software
The manugraphy software provides the user with a fast and extensive analysis of the patient’s hand function. A special database stores and organizes the patients’ master data as well as the individual measurements, and makes a direct comparison before and after medical treatment possible.
The manugraphy measurement software facilitates the configuration and selection of different measuring modes, for bigger and for smaller cylinders, for case-specific analyses, and for biofeedback training. Audio instructions lead the patient through the gripping process, and give information on the gripping force. A standardized testing is guaranteed.
The measurement data are displayed online on the PC. With a 2D or 3D view of the local forces, the user is able to carry out an accurate functional analysis of both hand and fingers.
By partitioning the measurement area into subareas for each finger and the palm of the hand, it is possible to accurately indicate the gripping force and its temporal variation. In this way, the user can evaluate functional limitations of the hand and therapeutic improvements in hand functions.
With the help of simultaneous video streams, the movements of the different fingers can be optically displayed and documented.
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Lexicon
This lexicon is a collection of words and terms used on our homepage. This is being updated on day to day basis.
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clinical gait analysis |
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Seminars
novel offers seminars on Load Distribution Measurement (LDM) and Pedography on request.
The seminars can be hold in Munich or at a specific location, as well as a GoToMeeting seminar per internet.
If you are interested please contact
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About novel
novel was the first company in the world who developed a commercially available Pedography® system. With more than 25 years of experience, novel is the leader in accurate and reliable pressure distribution measurement systems. Outstanding scientific software for the analysis of medical and industrial data allows the user to be always one step ahead.
novel gmbh, a Munich, Germany firm specializing in dynamic pressure distribution measurement (DPDM) technology, was founded in 1978 by cyberneticist Peter Seitz. For space travelers, novel developed a system to assess body load for the International Space Station project. novel is a DPDM global leader in areas such as medicine, biomechanics and industry.
Measurement Systems on the Leading Edge novel has developed three system families tailored to specific applications: pliance, pedar, and emed. The systems measure contact pressures between many surfaces, for example between a hand and tool, the buttocks and chair, and a car door rubber seal and car door.
