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OBJECTIVE:
A new ergonomic approach that will
maximize the comfort of the grip with
the objective to eliminate tensions of the
muscles, tendons, and nerves that are
typical of the traditional “pen” grip.
Precision and Comfort Apple probe project
Uses of ultrasound and wrist, and neck and back in conjunction with use
Team Members: Ultrasound examination is a relatively inexpensive, of the probe and specific to the limb used to examine
Cole Kreofsky, Team Leader simple, non-invasive and reliable diagnostic medical a patient. The most commonly diagnosed musculo-
Anita Zarebi, Communicator procedure that can be used to examine many parts skeletal injuries are fibromyalgia, myofascial pain,
Kelly Toy, BSAC of the body. Ultrasounds are regularly used in clin- rotator cuff tendonitis, bursitis, and carpal tunnel
Dana Nadler, BWIG ics, hospitals, private practice physician offices, pub- syndrome. The sonographers suffer from repetitive
Kunal Arya, BWIG IT lic health facilities, labs, and other medical settings. strain injury, which are small repetitive stresses that
Biomedical Engineering Design 300/200 Several areas of the body that are routinely exam- accumulate over time. The repetitive strain injury
University of Wisconsin-Madison ined are the abdomen, breasts, female reproductive symptoms increase with the continuation of the re-
December 8, 2004 organs, prostate, heart, eye, and blood vessels. . Ul- petitive motion.
Advisor: Mitchell Tyler, M.S., P.E. trasounds are useful for examining soft tissue and Sonographers can perform 100 or more scans per
Department of Biomedical Engineering fluid filled organs such as the bladder, which do not month, with an average exam time of 25 minutes per
Client: Mark A. Kliewer, M.D. show up clearly on an xray. scanning session.
UW Hospital, Dept. of Radiology Sonographers in obstetrics use ultrasound to ex-
amine the heart, brain anatomy, deformities, spine,
heartbeat, and location of the fetus. Ultrasound can
be used to find tumors or deformities, carotid arteries
in the vascular system, cysts in the breasts, tears in
tendons, eye deformities, and guide a needle during
a biopsy.
B ST
A some sort of musculoskeletal complaint of the hand
Precision and Comfort Apple probe project
ERGONOMIC EXAMINATION
Relax position
Use position
=
Relax position F1
the hand is not obliged to pushing
squeeze the probe (keeping a
constant tension in the fingers).
F2
pinching
F1 F3
pushing rotation
CONVEX probe
relaxed grip: working grip: working grip:
allows the hand to relax horizontal scanning vertical scanning
LINEAR probe
relaxed grip: working grip: working grip:
allows the hand to relax horizontal scanning vertical scanning