Neural tube defects are a group of birth defects that affect the development of the spinal cord and brain. Myelomeningocele is a type of neural tube defect that results in the protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges through a defect in the vertebral column. While myelomeningocele is a relatively rare condition, cervical myelomeningocele is extremely uncommon. The condition can lead to various neurological problems and atrophies and is typically diagnosed in the first trimester of pregnancy using an ultrasound examination. Surgical intervention is typically recommended to repair the affected vertebral column. In this report, we describe the case of a four-month-old baby boy who was diagnosed with a cervical myelocystocele and successfully treated surgically. The patient had an excellent postoperative status, and this case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and intervention in the management of this rare condition.
This paper deals with an original haptic teleoperation and HRI for microrobotic tasks involving optics and more generally light information. It aims to demonstrate the proof of concept of using light information in haptic teleoperation for component alignment with sub-micrometer accuracy. The case study focuses on the alignment of a laser optical fiber on the active surface of a photodiode using a micro-robotic system and a pantograph. Since an alignment error of 1 µm leads to a loss of more than 35 % in signal transmission, it is shown that the transparency of the pantograph is a key element for the success of the operation. A user evaluation is performed to quantify the interest and acceptability of the different HRI scenarios proposed in this work. The result shows the effectiveness of the methods when the interface transparency is managed with a disturbance observer. The HRI allows the human to experience small variations of light intensity, typically a few µW , over a large range, typically several hundblack µW . This capability enables the participant to intuitively align the optical fiber in the region of interest with a sub-µm accuracy and a success rate of about 94.7%.
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