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This research lab, which occupies
1000 square feet at the Patient Safety Center, was originated in 1998
with funding from VHA Rehabilitation R&D service and includes the
following state-of-the-art measurement systems: VICON 460 and HumanTRAC
3D human motion tracking, Fasstech digital electromyography, X-sensor
pressure mapping, video thermography, laser Doppler measurement, Polar
heart rate monitor, force measurement system, and LabView virtual
instrumentation. This lab is staffed with a PhD ergonomist, a PhD
biomechanist, a MS biomechanist and graduate students. The lab serves as
a magnet to attract graduate students and faculty from the USF, College
of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering. These laboratory
capabilities are used to scientifically examine patient, provider, and
technology defenses to prevent falls, bedrail entrapments, wandering,
and pressure ulcers, while promoting safe patient handling and movement. |
