Title :
Surface-stimulation technology for grasping and walking neuroprostheses
Author :
Popovic, Milos R. ; Keller, Thierry ; Papas, I.P.I. ; Dietz, Volker ; Morari, Manfred
Author_Institution :
Autom. Control Lab., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
Deals with improving the quality of life in stroke/spinal cord injury subjects with rapid prototyping and portable FES systems. Portable grasping and walking neuroprostheses, developed by the Automatic Control Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ) and the Paraplegic Center at the University Hospital Balgrist (ParaCare) are discussed. Both neuroprostheses employ surface stimulation technology and are currently used by a number of subjects in daily living activities
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomechanics; neuromuscular stimulation; patient rehabilitation; prosthetics; Automatic Control Laboratory; ParaCare; Paraplegic Center; Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich; University Hospital Balgrist; daily living activities; grasping neuroprostheses; portable FES systems; quality of life improvement; spinal cord injury subjects; stroke subjects; surface stimulation technology; surface-stimulation technology; walking neuroprostheses; Biomedical electrodes; Contracts; Hospitals; Laboratories; Legged locomotion; Muscles; Needles; Neuromuscular stimulation; Neurons; Pulse generation;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
