Brain Machine Interface for Controlling Neuroprosthesis for Reaching and Grasping

用于控制神经假体进行触及和抓取的脑机接口

• 批准号: RGPIN-2016-06358
• 负责人: Popovic, Milos
• 金额: $ 3.35万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=638460
• 关键词: Brain; Machine; Interface; Controlling; Neuroprosthesis

Neuroprostheses are devices that use bursts of low energy electrical pulses to generate muscle contractions. If the pulses are properly sequenced they can generate movements such as reaching, grasping and walking in individuals who are paralyzed. Since 2001, our team invested considerable amounts of intellectual capital to develop neuroprostheses for reaching and grasping. What differentiates our technology from other similar systems is that our neuroprostheses are not used as permanent orthoses patients need to use at all times to reach and grasp. Instead, we use neuroprosthesis as a short-term therapeutic intervention that helps stroke and spinal cord injury patients “reprogram” their central nervous system, and relearn how to reach and grasp objects on their own. We call this new way of using neuroprstheses the Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy (FEST). Following FEST and after the neuroprosthesis is removed, the patients are able to reach and grasp on their own without help from the device.

神经假体是一种利用低能量电脉冲来产生肌肉收缩的装置。如果脉冲的顺序正确，它们就能让瘫痪的人产生伸手、抓握和行走等动作。自2001年以来，我们的团队投入了大量的智力资本来开发用于伸手和抓握的神经假体。我们的技术与其他类似系统的不同之处在于，我们的神经假体不被用作永久性矫形器，患者需要随时使用它来达到和抓住。相反，我们使用神经假体作为一种短期治疗干预，帮助中风和脊髓损伤患者“重新编程”他们的中枢神经系统，并重新学习如何自己到达和抓住物体。我们把这种使用神经假体的新方法称为功能电刺激疗法（FEST）。在FEST之后和神经假体移除后，患者能够在没有设备帮助的情况下自己伸手和抓握。