Weight-bearing patterns on the knees of preterm infants.

In this study we present a method of monitoring the forces under the knees of preterm infants lying in the prone position. Dual force sensing resistor transducers, connected to optically-isolated amplifiers, were used to monitor the forces. A thermistor airflow sensor was used for the parallel monitoring of the respiratory signal.

Computer-controlled portable stimulator for paraplegic patients.

A six-channel lightweight, portable and computer-controlled stimulator for the functional activation of paraplegic patients is described. To enable programming of the various functions, the stimulator was designed to work in a remote-control mode hosted by an IBM PC or compatible computer, in addition to its normally used local mode. The stimulus parameters, including current intensity, stimulus frequency and pulse width, are individually adjustable and programmable for each channel.