DocumentCode :
3263975
Title :
A novel, MRI compatible hand exoskeleton for finger rehabilitation
Author :
Tang, Zhen Jin ; Sugano, Shigeki ; Iwata, Hiroyasu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Modern Mech. Eng., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
fYear :
2011
fDate :
20-22 Dec. 2011
Firstpage :
118
Lastpage :
123
Abstract :
Robotic technology can be used to effectively regain the previous dexterity of stroke patients in clinical therapy. At the same time, brain images taken with MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) are important for new rehabilitation treatments, and therefore it is useful to develop MRI compatible robot. With these ideas in mind, a novel, MRI compatible finger rehabilitation device was created (Fig.1.). It was also designed to be usable by many different people: it can be adjusted to different finger knuckles, and also the gap between one finger to another can be easily changed. By using an ultrasonic motor as its actuator, the device has been designed to be portable, with a high torque output. It enables the client to do extension and flexion rehabilitation exercises in two degrees of freedom (DOF) for each finger. Finally, several experiments have been carried out to evaluate the performance of the device.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; MRI; clinical therapy; degrees of freedom; finger rehabilitation; hand exoskeleton; magnetic resonance imaging; robotic technology; stroke patients; Actuators; Exoskeletons; Joints; Magnetic resonance imaging; Robots; Thumb;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
System Integration (SII), 2011 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1523-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SII.2011.6147430
Filename :
6147430
Link To Document :
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