Title :
Tactile sensing fabrics for detecting impairments in leprosy patients
Author :
Paul, Sushil Kumar ; Rekha, V. ; Sivarasu, Sudesh
Author_Institution :
Leprosy Mission, New Delhi, India
Abstract :
There has been a rising need for developing a rehabilitation device for patients with leprosy, as most of the present day approach is towards the eradication of the disease. To assist and monitor the extent of damage of a nerve and muscle cells, a new fabric embedded tactile sensor incorporated in gloves and other smart fabrics are used. By incorporating tactile sensing in the gloves, and recording the information off the gloves, the results were evident in showing the effect of prolonged usage of any particular part of the limbs.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; cellular biophysics; data gloves; diseases; fabrics; intelligent sensors; medical computing; muscle; neurophysiology; patient rehabilitation; tactile sensors; touch (physiological); disease; gloves; impairment detection; leprosy patients; limbs; muscle cells; nerve cells; patient rehabilitation device; smart fabrics; tactile sensing fabrics; Leprosy; rehabilitation engineering; smart fabrics; tactile sensing fabrics;
Conference_Titel :
Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-680-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2012.1461
