Design of a robotic upper extremity repetitive therapy device

Jiping He, E. J. Koeneman, R. S. Schultz, H. Huang, John Wanberg, D. E. Herring, Thomas Sugar, R. Herman, J. B. Koeneman

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Abstract

Intensive repetitive therapy shows promise to improve motor function and quality of life for stroke patients. Intense therapies provided by individualized interaction between the patient and rehabilitation specialist to overcome upper extremity impairment are beneficial, however, they are expensive and difficult to evaluate quantitatively and objectively. The development of a pneumatic muscle (PM) driven therapeutic device, the RUPERT™, has the potential of providing a low cost and safe take-home method of supplementing therapy in addition to in the clinic treatment. The device can also provide real-time, objective assessment of functional improvement from the therapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2005 IEEE 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR 2005
Pages95-98
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Event2005 IEEE 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR 2005 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: Jun 28 2005Jul 1 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2005 IEEE 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
Volume2005

Other

Other2005 IEEE 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period6/28/057/1/05

Keywords

  • Pneumatic muscle
  • Rehabilitation robot
  • Repetitive therapy
  • Stroke

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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