1. 10 Exoskeletons to Make You Superhuman
2. Science doing miracles with the new robotic exoskeleton - REX Bionics
3. DARPA is funding the development of a soft, fabric-based exoskeleton
4. LOPES Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Stroke Victims Walk Again
5. Walk Again Project
6. Honda Walking Assist Device
7. Cyberdyne exoskeleton
8. Multi-function robotic exoskeleton REX
9. Korean Factory Workers Don Exoskeletons for Superhuman Strength
10. Gait training early after stroke with a new exoskeleton - the hybrid assistive limb: a study of safety and feasibility
I bet your therapy department has none of these and will never be able to justify the cost to the higher ups.
The latest one here:
The H2 robotic exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation after stroke: early findings from a clinical study
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2015, 12:54
doi:10.1186/s12984-015-0048-y
Published: 17 June 2015
Published: 17 June 2015
Abstract
Background
Stroke significantly affects thousands of individuals annually, leading to considerable
physical impairment and functional disability. Gait is one of the most important activities
of daily living affected in stroke survivors. Recent technological developments in
powered robotics exoskeletons can create powerful adjunctive tools for rehabilitation
and potentially accelerate functional recovery. Here, we present the development and
evaluation of a novel lower limb robotic exoskeleton, namely H2 (Technaid S.L., Spain),
for gait rehabilitation in stroke survivors.
Methods
H2 has six actuated joints and is designed to allow intensive overground gait training.
An assistive gait control algorithm was developed to create a force field along a
desired trajectory, only applying torque when patients deviate from the prescribed
movement pattern. The device was evaluated in 3 hemiparetic stroke patients across
4 weeks of training per individual (approximately 12 sessions). The study was approved
by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Houston. The main objective
of this initial pre-clinical study was to evaluate the safety and usability of the
exoskeleton. A Likert scale was used to measure patient’s perception about the easy
of use of the device.
Results
Three stroke patients completed the study. The training was well tolerated and no
adverse events occurred. Early findings demonstrate that H2 appears to be safe and
easy to use in the participants of this study. The overground training environment
employed as a means to enhance active patient engagement proved to be challenging
and exciting for patients. These results are promising and encourage future rehabilitation
training with a larger cohort of patients.
Conclusions
The developed exoskeleton enables longitudinal overground training of walking in hemiparetic
patients after stroke. The system is robust and safe when applied to assist a stroke
patient performing an overground walking task. Such device opens the opportunity to
study means to optimize a rehabilitation treatment that can be customized for individuals.
Trial registration: This study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02114450).
I think this is a picture of it from here; http://www.technaid.com/en/products/exoskeleton
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