I-Corps: Commercialization of Lower Body Robotic Exoskeletons for Gait Retraining

这个项目的重点是在中风患者的步态再训练和改善矫形干预在临床设置的主要增强。研究人员已经开发出一种可穿戴和便携式智能训练矫形器，患者可以在日常活动中使用它，并不断加强目标步态模式。训练器的目标是主要和次要的步态偏差。这种在现实环境中不断加强的步态再训练有可能提供更有效、更快的步态再训练，提高人的行走能力。计划将探讨向医院及诊所提供先进技术的可行性，以协助中风病人恢复运动功能，提高生活质素。该项目的一个主要部分将集中在了解与神经康复有关的医疗保健问题。作为这个项目的结果，研究人员希望开发出一种可持续的模式，为医疗保健提供者提供先进的机器人设备，用于中风后患者的康复。这反过来可能对成千上万中风患者的生活质量产生更广泛的影响。

This project is focused on a major enhancement of gait retraining in stroke patients and improvement of orthotic intervention in the clinical settings. Researchers have developed a wearable and portable smart training orthosis that could be used by patients throughout daily activities, with constant reinforcement of the targeted gait pattern. The trainer targets both the primary and secondary gait deviations. This constant reinforcement of gait retraining in a real-world environment has the potential to provide more effective and faster gait retraining, improving one's ability to ambulate.The proposed project will investigate the feasibility of providing to hospitals and clinics advanced technology, in order to better facilitate stroke patients' recovery of motor function for better quality of life. A major portion of the project will focus on the understanding of the relevant issues in healthcare with respect to neuro-rehabilitation. As a result of this project, researchers hope to develop a sustainable model for providing the healthcare providers with advanced robotic devices for rehabilitation of patients post-stroke. This in turn could have a broader impact on the quality of life of thousands of stroke victims.