MECHANICALLY ASSISTED UPPER LIMB MOVEMENT FOR ASSESSMENT

描述(申请人摘要)：第二阶段的工作是 用于卒中的机器人双手治疗机的研制 康复。这里提出的机器人治疗设备，称为ARCHIME 这项提议的目的，有可能改善康复 对于因以下原因而导致上肢功能障碍的人来说，结果显著 卒中。 人口趋势表明，已经很大的 经历过中风的个体的数量。由此造成的损失 上肢运动功能常常抵抗治疗的努力。与 住院康复治疗后住院时间大幅缩短。 中风，现在至关重要的是开发出有效的、经过科学验证的 干预措施。人口趋势和医疗成本的组合 遏制压力和当前临床实践中的限制提供了 令人信服的证据支持ARCMIME成为 商业上成功的产品。 建议的商业应用： 该项目的商业应用是制造和分销一种 提供中风损伤临床康复的机器人治疗机，它 通过计算机化评估和自动化例程为远程或 网络治疗。这种方法将导致更具成本效益的治疗方法。 它可以被开发用于其他形式的康复治疗。

DESCRIPTION (Applicant's Abstract): The Phase II effort is the continuation of the development of a robotic bi-manual therapy machine for use in stroke rehabilitation. The robotic therapy device proposed here, called ARCHIME for the purposes of this proposal, has the potential to improve rehabilitation outcomes significantly for individuals who have upper limb impairments due to stroke. Demographic trends indicate a significant increase in the already large population of individuals who have experienced a stroke. The resulting loss of upper limb motor function is often resistant to therapeutic efforts. With the dramatic reduction of inpatient rehabilitation length of stay following. stroke, it is now critical to develop efficient, scientifically-validated interventions. The combination of demographic trends and healthcare cost containment pressures, and limitations in current clinical practice provide convincing evidence to support the potential for ARCMIME to become a commercially successful product. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The commercial applications of this project are the manufacture and distribution of a robotic therapy machine providing clinical rehabilitation of a stroke impairment, which is enchanced by computerized assessment and automated routines for remote or networked therapy. This methodology would lead to a more cost effective therapy that could be developed for other forms of rehabilitation therapy.