Download or read book Biomechatronics in Medicine and Healthcare written by Raymond Tong and published by Pan Stanford Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents experts’ insights into the emerging technologies and developments that are being or will be utilized in the medical profession to meet a variety of clinical challenges. It demonstrates the application of biomechatronics to provide better care and service. It also incorporates new and exciting multidisciplinary areas of research across the medical and engineering fields, such as robotic therapeutic training system for stroke rehabilitation, exoskeletons for daily activities on persons with disability, functional electrical stimulation, and wireless active capsule endoscopy. Each chapter provides substantial background material relevant to the particular subject.