The present prospective study seeks to evaluate the incidence of tripod fracture, etiology and treatment options. All patients with faciomaxillary fractures following road traffic accidents admitted in the Deptt. Of otorhinolayngology, silchar medical college & hospital, Assam during the period of one year from Aug 2011 to Aug 2012, were scrutinized for tripod fracture, both clinically and radi...

Concept and design of a low cost two-axes MEMS scanning mirror with an aperture size of 7 millimetres for a compact automotive LIDAR sensor is presented. Hermetic vacuum encapsulation and stacked vertical comb drives are the key features to enable a large tilt angle of 15 degrees. A tripod MEMS mirror design provides an advantageous ratio of mirror aperture and chip size and allows circular las...