Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Cadet-designed system aids stroke victim recovery

Have your therapist and doctor track this down to see if they could get early prototypes. Have they adjusted for spasticity problems?


http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/467823/cadet-designed-system-aids-stroke-victim-recovery.aspx
 An entrepreneurial collaboration between the Air Force Academy and Penrose-St. Francis Health Services is creating a device to help patients recover their full range of motion after suffering a stroke or injury.

The project - called Neumimic - is the result of a partnership between mechanical and electrical engineering cadets here and Dr. Glen House, head of Penrose's rehabilitation department.

Cadets designed a brace that holds a patient's arm in such a way the patient must move it exactly according to directions from a physical therapist. At the same time, patients are connected to Microsoft Kinect, which records their progress even when therapists aren't in the room.  


More at link.
 
The only image I could find is here.

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