Abstract
The main objective of this chapter is the automation of the ergonomic assessment of the wrist’s positions, through biomechanics analysis techniques, specifically using the rapid upper limb assessment (RULA). So, this allows establishing new use and design guidelines of the laparoscopic instruments, in order to reduce the influence of risk factors in the wrist area, which are associated with forced positions during the development of laparoscopic activities.
The movements of the right wrist of the surgeons have been recorded with CyberGlove® data glove, during basic laparoscopic tasks. The obtained data were processed according to an adaptation of the ergonomic assessment of the RULA method.
The results of the study show the virtual glove is a useful and fast tool to determine the adoption of forced positions of the surgeons’ wrist. These positions mean a high risk to suffer from muscle alterations. For this reason, setting out improvements in the use and design of the current laparoscopic instruments is considered indispensable.
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Sánchez-Margallo, F.M., Sánchez-Margallo, J.A., Pagador, J.B., Moyano, J.L., Moreno, J., Usón, J. (2010). Ergonomic Assessment of Hand Movements in Laparoscopic Surgery Using the CyberGlove® . In: Miller, K., Nielsen, P. (eds) Computational Biomechanics for Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5874-7_13
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