Winter Quarter 2013

ENGR110/210
 Perspectives in Assistive Technology 

David L. Jaffe, MS and Professor Drew Nelson
Tuesdays & Thursdays   4:15pm - 5:30pm
Thornton Center - Classroom 110

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Thursday, February 7th

photo of Sakti Srivastava photo of Gary Berke

Prosthetics
Sakti Srivastava, MBBS, MS 1 & Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP 2
1 Stanford Medical Center & 2 Stanford Medical Center

Abstract: We will discuss history, design features, challenges, current concepts, and future directions of human prosthetic limbs.

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Sakti Srivastava trained in India and the UK as an Orthopedic & Hand surgeon and has been involved in the teaching of Anatomy and Basic Surgery for many years. In particular he has taught medical students, paramedical students, residents, undergraduates, and engineering students in the Division of Anatomy at Stanford School of Medicine for the last five years. He has also been involved in teaching activities in the Division of Hand Surgery at Stanford School of Medicine. He is the instructor for ME294, Medical Device Design.

Gary M. Berke is an Adjunct Clinical Instructor and Director of Prosthetics in Stanford's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and owner of Gary M. Berke Prosthetics / Orthotics in Redwood City. He has worked and lectured nationally and internationally on prosthetic care and has multiple publications. He has a keen interest in investigating cost effective technologies for enhancement of the lives of those required to use prostheses and orthoses daily while reducing the cost of prosthetic and orthotic care in the future.

Contact information:
Sakti Srivastava, MBBS, MS
Associate Professor, Surgery and Bioengineering (by courtesy)
Chief, Division of Clinical Anatomy
Director, Cohn BioSkills Lab
Co-Director, Goodman Surgical Simulation Center
Stanford University School of Medicine
269 Campus Dr., CCSR 0125
Stanford, CA  94305
650/724-7730
650/498-8668 fax

Gary M. Berke, MS, CP, FAAOP
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Lecture Material:
Pre-lecture slides - 326 Kb pdf file
Sakti Srivastava's slides - 29.7 Mb pdf file
Gary Berke's slides - 10.8 Mb pdf file
Video - Jesse Sullivan Operates a Bionic Arm with his Brain at RIC
Audio - 1:14:00 - 8.47 Mb mp3 file
Photos - 307 Kb pdf file
Links:
Mechanimals: Animals Fitted with Prosthetics
The 50 Best Inventions of 2009 - The $20 Knee
Give a Hand Project
Bespoke Innovations - produce specialized coverings that surround an existing prosthetic leg
Aimee Mullins - double amputee
New ‘bionic’ leg gives amputees a natural gait
K Activity Levels for Prosthetics

Updated 03/21/2013

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