title: Applications of tactile feedback in medicine.
abstract: A tactile feedback system has been developed in order to provide augmentative sensory feedback for a number of medical applications. The key component to the system is a pneumatic balloon-based tactile display, which can be scaled and adapted for a variety of configurations. The system also features pneumatic and electronic control system components, a commercial force sensor modified to fit the desired application. To date, this technology has been successfully applied to medical robotics, minimally invasive surgery, and rehabilitation medicine.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (CASIT), USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wottawa
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Bisley
authors.forename: Erik P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Dutson
authors.forename: Martin O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Culjat
authors.forename: Warren S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Grundfest
mesh_terms: D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000502:physiology*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*