Improving Grasp Function After Spinal Cord Injury With a Soft Robotic Glove
Improving Grasp Function After Spinal Cord Injury With a Soft Robotic Glove
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DOI：
10.1109/tnsre.2020.2988260
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发表时间：
2020-06-01
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Walsh, Conor J.
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作者：
Correia, Carolina;Nuckols, Kristin;Walsh, Conor J.
脊髓损伤导致四肢瘫痪的人会经历使人衰弱的手部损伤，这可能导致终身依赖他人进行日常生活活动。在日常生活任务中积极支持手部功能的可穿戴机器人设备可以为这一人群带来巨大的好处。在这项工作中，由用户用按钮控制的基于纺织品的软机器人手套的性能在13名四肢瘫痪的参与者中进行了评估。性能结果包括使用Jebsen Taylor手功能测试的日常生活活动、手指的主动活动范围以及动力和捏握的抓握强度。在Jebsen测试中，参与者在手套辅助下的日常生活活动表现显著改善，完成的任务比没有手套的基线尝试多50%。也发现了显着的改善，电力和捏抓力和主动范围内的运动的手指与手套的援助。基线运动功能较低的参与者从手套辅助中获得了更大的益处。这项工作证明了用户控制的基于纺织品的软机器人手套的有效性，以提高日常生活能力的活动，在个人的手损伤导致脊髓损伤。
People with tetraplegia resulting from spinal cord injury experience debilitating hand impairments that may lead to lifelong dependence on others to perform activities of daily living. Wearable robotic devices that actively support hand function during daily living tasks could bring great benefits to this population. In this work, the performance of a textile-based soft robotic glove controlled by the user with a button was evaluated in thirteen participants with tetraplegia. Performance outcomes included activities of daily living using the Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test, active range of motion of the fingers, and grasp strength for power and pinch grasps. In the Jebsen Test, participants showed significant improvements in performance of activities of daily living with glove assistance, completing a median of 50% more tasks than in their baseline attempt without the glove. Significant improvements were also found for power and pinch grasp forces and active range of motion of the fingers with the glove assistance. Participants with lower baseline motor function received greater benefits from glove assistance. This work demonstrates the effectiveness of a user-controlled textile-based soft robotic glove to improve activity of daily living abilities in individuals with hand impairments resulting from spinal cord injury.