CONTROL DESIGN AND PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF A MEDICAL EDUCATION SIMULATOR FOR ANKLE TENDON REFLEX ASSESSMENT TRAINING

Yinan Pei, Christopher M. Zallek, Elizabeth T. Hsiao-Wecksler

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Abstract

Ankle (or Achilles) tendon reflex is commonly assessed in a neurological examination. For a clinician trainee to master the correct assessment technique of Achilles tendon reflex and to be able to distinguish among various reflex activity levels indicating health or abnormality, repetitive training and practice are necessary. We propose to develop a robotic medical education training simulator that would generate a realistic reflex behavior depending on the simulated reflex activity level selected when given a tendon tap assessment. This development was based on an existing ankle-foot simulator [5]. A modified sensing system is still under development. In this paper, a reflex model was developed to estimate the ankle reflexive torque based on the input tap force. This reflex model prediction was validated in simulation and then implemented into our robotic simulator prototype. Preliminary benchtop results demonstrated that our simulator was able to accurately deliver the reflexive torque pattern required to simulate the clinical reflex movement to the trainee.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)9780791885710
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022 - Minneapolis, Virtual, United States
Duration: Apr 11 2022Apr 14 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022

Conference

Conference2022 Design of Medical Devices Conference, DMD 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis, Virtual
Period4/11/224/14/22

Keywords

  • Achilles Tendon
  • Deep Tendon Reflex
  • Medical Education Training
  • Reflex Model
  • Series Elastic Actuator

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Medicine (miscellaneous)

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