For the N-IMPLY device, this analysis was done for the (rapamycin, 0) condition as only for this case a change is ruffling activity was expected and observed.
However, methodological differences between the studies, specifically a mix of methodology (paper versus electronic diaries, different study duration and devices), meant that this analysis could not be undertaken in a suitably rigorous manner.
A favourable safety profile was observed in patients with osteomyelitis and orthopaedic device infections in this analysis.
Because the admittance parameters calculation formula of the two-port network can only be used for the SAW devices with uniform IDTs, this analysis tool cannot be directly applied into the design and analysis of the processor using SAW devices, whose input interdigital transducer (IDT) is apodized weighting.
Thus, this analysis device could also hold a great potential to easily use the trapped cells as sensing elements expanding its functionalities as a cell-based biosensor with single-cell resolution.
Among them, all patients with primary infections of osteomyelitis (non-prosthetic and prosthetic device-related) or orthopaedic device infections were included in this analysis.
In this analysis the devices are compared for their primary distortion components designated by the second order distortion (HD2), the third order distortion (HD3) and the total harmonic distortion (THD).
Parameters depending on therapeutic measures (use of inotropic drugs; use of mechanical assist devices) were not considered in this analysis.
Subjects with less than 2 days of measurement (due to surgery date or device malfunction) were excluded from this analysis resulting in a subsample size of 176 subjects.
However, a future study might be needed to find new ways of approaching this selection by using digital devices, statistical analysis, or simulations [14, 36 39].
