Creating eye closure in patients with facial nerve paralysis using an implantable solenoid actuator

Shaheen Hasmat; Nigel H. Lovell; Timothy Eviston; Rafael Ekmejian; Gregg J. Suaning; Jonathan Clark

doi:10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318620

Creating eye closure in patients with facial nerve paralysis using an implantable solenoid actuator

Shaheen Hasmat, Nigel H. Lovell, Timothy Eviston, Rafael Ekmejian, Gregg J. Suaning, Jonathan Clark

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Abstract

This paper proposes the use of an implantable solenoid actuator to create a more natural eyelid closure over current lid loading therapies in patients with facial nerve paralysis (FNP). The actuator works by moving a magnet when a solenoid is activated. This is used to tension a sling applied to the upper eyelid which closes the eye. The sling design has been described elsewhere and creating eye closure using it requires a force of 627 (± 128) mN over a movement of approximately 6 mm. The actuator described here was able to successfully achieve these parameters and repeatedly perform eyelid closure in a cadaveric rabbit model. Device limitations and future improvements have also been identified and discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EMBC 2015
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1357-1360
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781424492718, 9781424492701
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318620
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2015 - Milan, Italy Duration: 25 Aug 2015 → 29 Aug 2015

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Other	37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milan
Period	25/08/15 → 29/08/15

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Hasmat, S., Lovell, N. H., Eviston, T., Ekmejian, R., Suaning, G. J., & Clark, J. (2015). Creating eye closure in patients with facial nerve paralysis using an implantable solenoid actuator. In EMBC 2015: Proceedings of the 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (pp. 1357-1360). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318620

Hasmat, Shaheen ; Lovell, Nigel H. ; Eviston, Timothy et al. / Creating eye closure in patients with facial nerve paralysis using an implantable solenoid actuator. EMBC 2015: Proceedings of the 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. New York : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015. pp. 1357-1360

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Hasmat, S, Lovell, NH, Eviston, T, Ekmejian, R, Suaning, GJ & Clark, J 2015, Creating eye closure in patients with facial nerve paralysis using an implantable solenoid actuator. in EMBC 2015: Proceedings of the 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), New York, pp. 1357-1360, 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2015, Milan, Italy, 25/08/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318620

Creating eye closure in patients with facial nerve paralysis using an implantable solenoid actuator. / Hasmat, Shaheen; Lovell, Nigel H.; Eviston, Timothy et al.
EMBC 2015: Proceedings of the 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015. p. 1357-1360.

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