Title :
Design of a novel instrumentation for measurement of blood flow while gripping a handle
Author :
Afshari, A.A. ; McKinney, W. ; Frazer, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Health Effects Lab. Div., Nat. Inst. for Occupatiotial Safety & Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to design a prehensile device which could be coupled with a laser Doppler flowmetry system to simultaneously measure components of grip force, push force and blood flow on the inside of the hand surface. This device will enable physicians, researchers, and designers of handheld equipment to study blood circulation in the hand under different grip forces, and hand-push loading conditions
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; blood flow measurement; force measurement; laser applications in medicine; laser velocimetry; blood circulation; blood flow measurement instrumentation; ergonomic studies; erythrocyte motion; grip force; hand surface; handgrip testing; handle gripping; laser Doppler flowmetry; prehensile device; push force; white finger; Blood flow; Diseases; Fingers; Fluid flow measurement; Force measurement; Instruments; Laser beams; Mirrors; Optical scattering; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the IEEE 28th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7419-3
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2002.999542
