Mobile Exo-neuro-musculo-skeleton

Project_Mobile Exo-neuro-musculo-skeleton

A rehabilitation device for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke

Mobile exo-neuro-musculo-skeleton robot was designed for multi-joint upper limb rehabilitation after stroke. Combining neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), soft pneumatic muscle and exoskeleton, it is able to sense the electromyogram (EMG) signals of paretic muscles and provides voluntary motor intention control. The exo-neuro-musculo-skeleton can provide multi-joint mechanical assistance and NMES to paralysed joints in elbow, wrist and fingers, and improve motor functions in the whole upper limb.

Special Features and Advantages

Connected with a smartphone application, allowing patients to communicate with other users, and check the records of rehabilitation progress
Made of outdoor sportswear fabric that is highly flexible, skin- friendly, waterproof, UV blocking and washable
Lightweight and portable, suitable for both indoor or outdoor use

Applications

Improve upper limb functions of paralyzed persons

Awards & Patents

Prize of the Polish of Patents Office, Poland (Apr 2019)
Gold Medal – 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, Switzerland (Apr 2019)
Special Merit Award from the Ministry of Education, Thailand (Apr 2019)

Patent Application No.:

201810001529.3(China), ZL200910158210.2(China), ZL20141097679.0(China)

Principal Investigator

Dr Xiaoling HU

Department of Biomedical Engineering

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Mobile Exo-neuro-musculo-skeleton

A rehabilitation device for upper limb rehabilitation after stroke