Biomedical subjects

Masatoshi Ishikawa

Publications and source records attributed to Masatoshi Ishikawa.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2004

Onset of ischemic colitis following use of electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) exercise equipment.

Our patient was a 71-year-old man who presented with lower abdominal pain, and bloody and white mucosal stools. He purchased by mail-order an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) device, which he strapped onto his lower abdomen, and for 2 consecutive days he underwent muscle stimulation comprising 600 contractions at 2.40 mA and 1.20 V over a 10 minute period. He experienced the onset of lower abdominal pain immediately following muscle stimulation on the second day, and then passed stools containing blood and white mucus. The cause was thought to be electrical and mechanical stimulation of the lower abdomen by the EMS equipment, either inducing colonic or vascular spasm, or dislodging thrombi associated with atrial fibrillation or atherosclerosis. This is the first known report of ischemic colitis associated with the use of EMS exercise equipment. We report this case in the belief that this condition is likely to become more common with increasing use of such devices.

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PubMed2002

Simple integration technique to realize parallel optical interconnects: implementation of a pluggable two-dimensional optical data link.

An assembly technique is presented to realize pluggable or fully integrated optoelectronic systems based on image relays. A method to visually align and assemble optoelectronic chips or fiber bundles to half of a relay is explained. To validate this technique, two-dimensional arrays of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and photodetectors and a fiber image guide have been integrated to gradient index lenses with simple optomechanical parts. Although the connection of these modules was realized with +/-0.5 mm lateral tolerances, parallel optical interconnects were successfully achieved at 10 MHz. The lateral misalignment between chips was on average 20 microm and at worst 60 microm.

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PubMed2002

Installing magnetic keepers using LASER welding.

Magnetic overdenture attachments can provide useful denture retention. A technique is proposed that involves installing the magnetic keeper in the overdenture abutment coping using laser welding. Compared with the conventional cast-to technique, the new technique provides a suitable contour to the abutment coping with the magnetic keeper and ensures proper mounting in the abutment coping, installing the magnetic keeper easily and effectively.

Dental Abutments↗

PubMed2002

Complete denture with a removable palatal lift prosthesis: a case report and clinical evaluation.

The palatal lift prosthesis is used to alleviate rhinopharyngeal closure dysfunction. It is generally problematical to use in edentulous patients, because the palatal lift prosthesis requires secure retention of the denture base and is difficult for the patient to retain while eating. This article describes the fabrication of a complete denture with a removable palatal lift prosthesis and a clinical evaluation of the denture's stability. A sprue pin and tube were used as a connecting attachment between the removable palatal lift prosthesis and the denture base. The force required for lifting the soft palate and the denture's stability were measured in the clinical evaluation. The prosthesis required an average retentive force of 0.26 N for each 1 mm of soft palate lift. The force required to dislodge the denture was measured with and without the palatal lift prosthesis in place. The force required to dislodge the conventional complete dentures of five healthy individuals was also measured as a reference. The denture was 24.4% less stable when the palatal lift prosthesis was in place and was generally easier to dislodge than were conventional dentures. This denture with a removable palatal lift prosthesis is useful for patients with dysfunction of the soft palate involving hypernasal speech who have difficulty in retaining the prosthesis while eating.

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