This project will demonstrate a home-based robotics-aided telerehabilitation solution for Singapore’s disabled and elderly population. With population aging in Singapore, demand for rehabilitation is expected to rise exponentially. For people…
Pain management during dental procedures is a cornerstone for successful everyday practice. Current dental practice delivers local anaesthesia using the traditional syringe and needle injection method. However, the appearance of…
Post-procedural bleeding is commonly encountered in any acute-care hospital. However, when bleeding occurs and it is not discovered in time, it can potentially lead to serious long term consequences or…
Cricoid pressure refers to the finger pressure applied over the cricoid cartilage on the neck during intubation to prevent gastric aspiration into lungs in high-risk patients. Current “feel-based” gold standard…
Flap transfers are used to surgically reconstruct a patient’s body after trauma or cancerous tissue removal, using his/her own skin and muscle. However, post-surgical complications like vessel thrombosis and ischemia…
Total laryngectomy involves the removal of a patient’s voice box and results in the loss of voicing capability. To restore the ability to speak, a voice prosthesis must be be…
No fewer than 230 million major surgeries are performed annually in the world which result in moderate to severe post-surgical pain. Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with opioids is administered in more…
Appropriate lighting in the surgical theatres is crucial to the outcome of any surgery. While operating theatres are equipped with overhead lights, surgeons still struggle to gain proper visibility when…
Mandible defects may result from trauma, inflammatory diseases or upon tumour resection. The gold standard for mandible reconstruction remains to be the microvascular free flap harvested from fibula bone. Despite…
