The mobile arm support

Radulović, R; Piera, Jean-Bernard; Cassagne, B.; Grossiord, A; Boruchowitsch, G.

doi:10.3109/03093648009164573

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“…The idea behind this was that, in everyday life, abduction of the shoulder and flexion of the elbow are generally performed together. 44…”

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“…The idea behind this was that, in everyday life, abduction of the shoulder and flexion of the elbow are generally performed together. 44 The minority of devices, 23 out of the 104 (7 FES), are devised to be mounted onto the human torso. Because the human arm is fixed to the torso, it seems ideal to develop a body-worn dynamic arm support, but considering the weight of the devices developed, especially of active dynamic arm supports, these are mostly too heavy to be worn by the user, who is often already in a weakened state.…”

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An overview and categorization of dynamic arm supports for people with decreased arm function

Heide

Ninhuijs

Bergsma

et al. 2014

Prosthetics &Amp; Orthotics International

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“…The idea behind this was that, in everyday life, abduction of the shoulder and flexion of the elbow are generally performed together. 44…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An overview and categorization of dynamic arm supports for people with decreased arm function

Heide

Ninhuijs

Bergsma

et al. 2014

Prosthetics &Amp; Orthotics International

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“…Thus, in the 70s, 80s, and 90s a wide variety of exoskeletons was developed, each one with a specific use. In the late 70s and early 80s, an arm exoskeleton was developed, consisting of a mobile arm support prototype that helped with shoulder and elbow movement, and in certain cases, improved muscular strength and was used in rehabilitation [16]. This device was classified as an orthosis focused on supporting the arm.…”

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“…However, there are still many upgrades to come as the amount of technology available continues. Throughout the decades, the molds for the modern exoskeletons have been their predecessors, as seen in [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Aiming with exoskeleton development at the augmentation of human capabilities is a continuous area of opportunity, and in the last decade, it has presented a very steep evolution curve, in contrast to previous decades.…”

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Systematic Review of Exoskeletons towards a General Categorization Model Proposal

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Exoskeletons are an essential part of humankind’s future. The first records regarding the subject were published several decades ago, and the field has been expanding ever since. Their developments will be imperative for humans in the coming decades due to our constant pursuit of physical enhancement, and the physical constraints the human body has. The principal purpose of this article is to formalize research in the field of exoskeletons and introduce the field to more researchers in hopes of expanding research in the area. Exoskeletons can assist and/or aid in the rehabilitation of a person. Recovery exoskeletons are mostly used in medical and research areas; performance exoskeletons can be used in any area. This systematic review explains the precedents of the exoskeletons and gives a general perspective on their general present-day use, and provides a general categorization model with a brief description of each category. Finally, this paper provides a discussion of the state-of-the-art, and the current control techniques used in exoskeletons.

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A review of assistive devices for arm balancing

Dunning

Herder

2013

2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)

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Due to neuromuscular disorders (e.g., Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) people often loose muscle strength and become wheelchair bound. It is important to use muscles as much as possible. To allow this, and to increase independency of patients, an arm orthosis can be used to perform activities of daily life. The orthosis compensates for the gravity force of the arm, allowing people to perform movements with smaller muscle forces. For patients, the aesthetics of the orthosis is one of the critical issues. This paper presents the state-of-the-art in passive and wearable active arm orthoses, and investigates how to proceed towards a suitable structure for a wearable passive arm orthosis, that is able to balance the arm within its natural range of motion and is inconspicuous; in the ideal case it fits underneath the clothes. Existing devices were investigated with respect to the body interface, the volume, and the workspace. According to these evaluation metrics it is investigated to what extent the devices are wearable and inconspicuous. Furthermore, the balancing principle of the devices, the architecture, force transmission through the devices, and alignment with the body joints are investigated. It appears that there is only one wearable passive orthosis presented in literature. This orthosis can perform throughout the natural workspace of the arm, but is still too bulky to be inconspicuous. The other passive orthoses were conspicuous and mounted to the wheelchair. Except one, the wearable active orthoses were all conspicuous and heavy due to a large backpack to enclose the actuators. They also could not achieve the entire natural workspace of the human arm. A future design of an inconspicuous, wearable, passive arm orthoses should stay close to the body, be comfortable to wear, and supports pronation and supination.

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The mobile arm support

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An overview and categorization of dynamic arm supports for people with decreased arm function

An overview and categorization of dynamic arm supports for people with decreased arm function

Systematic Review of Exoskeletons towards a General Categorization Model Proposal

A review of assistive devices for arm balancing

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