Title :
A robotic device for studying rodent locomotion after spinal cord injury
Author :
Nessler, Jeff A. ; Timoszyk, Wojciech ; Merlo, Mark ; Emken, Jeremy L. ; Minakata, Koyiro ; Roy, Roland R. ; De Leon, Ray D. ; Edgerton, V. Reggie ; Reinkensmeyer, David J.
Author_Institution :
Rehabilitation Inst. of Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
We have developed a robotic device (the "rat stepper") for evaluating and training locomotor function of spinal cord injured rodents. This paper provides a detailed description of the device design and a characterization of its robotic performance capabilities.
Keywords :
biomechanics; medical robotics; neurophysiology; patient treatment; locomotor function; rat stepper; robotic device; rodent locomotion; spinal cord injury; Aerospace engineering; Animals; Arm; Biomedical engineering; Prototypes; Robots; Rodents; Societies; Spinal cord; Spinal cord injury; Gait analysis; locomotion; motor control; rat stepper; robotics; spinal cord injury; Animals; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Female; Gait Disorders, Neurologic; Hindlimb; Locomotion; Physical Conditioning, Animal; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Robotics; Spinal Cord Injuries; Therapy, Computer-Assisted;
Journal_Title :
Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNSRE.2005.858432
