Design and evaluation of Rheumatoid Arthritis rehabilitative Device (RARD) for laterally bent fingers

Chua, Matthew Chin Heng; Hoon, Lim Jeong; Yeow, Chen-Hua

doi:10.1109/biorob.2016.7523732

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“…Additionally, most soft robots are wearables/gloves; the donning and doffing of these devices can pose practical difficulties. Unsurprisingly, the penetration of rehabilitation robots into clinical practice has been limited [36], with very few commercial robots for hand rehabilitation [37]- [40]. One of the primary reasons for this is the affordability of existing rehabilitation robots [41], [42]; most existing devices are prohibitively expensive for the number of features they offer.…”

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Plug-and-Train Robot (PLUTO) for Hand Rehabilitation: Design and Preliminary Evaluation

Nehrujee¹,

Andrew

Reethajanetsurekha

et al. 2021

IEEE Access

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Hand neurorehabilitation involves training movements at the forearm, wrist, fingers, and thumb joints. Assisted training of all these joints requires either one complex multiple degree-of-freedom (DOF) robot or a set of simple robots with one or two DOF. Neither of these is economic or clinically viable. This paper addresses this problem with the PLUg and train rObot (PLUTO)-a single DOF robot that can train multiple joints one at a time. PLUTO has a single actuator with a set of passive attachments/mechanisms that can be easily attached/detached to train for wrist flexion-extension, wrist ulnar-radial deviation, forearm pronation-supination, and gross hand opening-closing. The robot can provide training in active and assisted regimes. PLUTO is linked to performance adaptive computer games to provide feedback to the patients and motivate them during training. As the first step towards clinical validation, the device usability was evaluated by 45 potential stakeholders/end-users of the device, including 15 patients, 15 caregivers, and 15 clinicians with standardized questionnaires: System Usability Scale (SUS) and User Experience Questionnaire (UEQ). Patients and caregivers were administered the questionnaire after a two-session training with the robot. Clinicians, on the other hand, had a single session demo, after which feedback was obtained. The total SUS score obtained from patients, clinicians, and caregivers was 73.3 ± 14.6 (n = 45), indicating good usability. The UEQ score was rated positively in all subscales by both patients and clinicians, indicating that the features of PLUTO match their expectations. The positive response from the preliminary testing and the feedback from the stakeholders indicate that with additional passive mechanisms, assessment features, and optimized ergonomics, PLUTO will be a versatile, affordable, and useful system for hand rehabilitation.

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Plug-and-Train Robot (PLUTO) for Hand Rehabilitation: Design and Preliminary Evaluation

Nehrujee¹,

Andrew

Reethajanetsurekha

et al. 2021

IEEE Access

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“…To evaluate the grip strength, pressure sensors are used with the glove [8], [90]. Examples of these devices are MRC gloves [84], rheumatoid arthritis rehabilitative devices (RARD) [91], and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) gloves [92]. The MRC glove was made to assess neurological progress during a physiotherapy session.…”

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A Brief Review of Rehabilitation Wearable Robots for the Upper and Lower Limbs

2023

IJETER

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Many diseases, such as stroke, physical disability in the elderly, work injuries, and sports injuries can lead to weak limbs. Stroke is one of the main reasons for long-range disability, especially upper limb disability, that affects the activities of daily living (ADL) of individuals. Rehabilitation, such as manually assisted training or physical therapy that involves repeatedly moving the affected limb, is one of the most successful ways to reduce the effects of stroke. However, patients may be prevented from attending a clinic for rehabilitation for many different reasons, so researchers have developed robotic devices that can help in rehabilitation, enabling patients to perform repetitive movements at home with appropriate accuracy. These wearable robots (WR) must be smart, reliable, compatible, light, and functional for the safety of the user and must provide the appropriate support. This paper describes wearable devices, including rigid wearable devices and soft wearable devices, and some of their uses, especially in rehabilitation. It presents a summary of the designs used for the rehabilitation of the lower and upper limbs, especially the hand, which is the organ that is used most often in daily activities. The materials used in the manufacture of gloves that are used to rehabilitate the hand must be taken into account, and the size and weight of the glove must be suitable so that the user can wear and remove it easily.

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“…Actuator material and actuation method make it light weight and easy to use for stroke patients. In the literature, these robots are referred as Exo-Glove [45], Exo-Glove Poly [46], Gait Rehabilitation soft robot [47], MR glove [48], PneuGlove [49], RARD [50], GRIPIT [51], Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand [52], Origami Shell based pneumatic actuator [53], Yu She (Actuator) [54], Hong Kai Yap [55], fluidic pressured glove [56] and Soft Robotic Glove [57] as shown in figure 2.…”

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Low Cost Soft Robotic Gloves for At-home Rehabilitation and Daily Living Activities

Souhail

Vessakosol

2019

JAMRIS

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Stroke is one of the major reasons which affect the human hand functionality and lead to disability. Different repetitive exercises are used to regain the hand functionality which involves robotic exoskeleton. Soft pneumatic actuators are one of the good alternatives to rigid and fixed exoskeletons for rehabilitation. This paper presents soft robotic gloves fabricated with two different lowcost silicones which can be used in daily living activities and rehabilitation purpose. Soft robotic gloves are light weight and compact. These robotic gloves utilize the pneumatic pressure to flex and extend the human hand. Soft robotic gloves were tested on a healthy object for grasping and rehabilitation ability. Results showed that robotic glove was able to grasping and do the Kapandji test. This work presents an important step toward low cost efficient soft robotic devices for rehabilitation of stroke patients.

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Design and evaluation of Rheumatoid Arthritis rehabilitative Device (RARD) for laterally bent fingers

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Plug-and-Train Robot (PLUTO) for Hand Rehabilitation: Design and Preliminary Evaluation

Plug-and-Train Robot (PLUTO) for Hand Rehabilitation: Design and Preliminary Evaluation

A Brief Review of Rehabilitation Wearable Robots for the Upper and Lower Limbs

Low Cost Soft Robotic Gloves for At-home Rehabilitation and Daily Living Activities

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