Development and Testing of a Modular Upper Extremity Exoskeleton for Infants

Tariq Rahman, Cole Galloway, Elena Kokkoni, Michele Lobo

2014

Abstract

A passive upper extremity exoskeleton has been developed for people with neuromuscular weakness. The WREX (Wilmington Robotic EXoskeleton) has been used successfully for a number of years by people with disabilities such as muscular dystrophy and arthrogryposis. This paper describes the modification of the WREX to be fitted with infants. The Pediatric WREX Plus (P-WREX+) can selectively assist or resist antigravity arm movements based on the needs of each individual. It consists of a 3-D printed device that can be mounted to a jacket or a chair and allows infants more access to their environment by augmenting anti-gravity arm movement. The target population is infants born with brain injuries and at high risk for significant neuro-motor impairments. The paper describes the development of the device and testing with an infant with arthrogryposis over a 6-month period.

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Rahman T., Galloway C., Kokkoni E. and Lobo M. (2014). Development and Testing of a Modular Upper Extremity Exoskeleton for Infants . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: TPDULL, (BIOSTEC 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-013-0, pages 316-319. DOI: 10.5220/0004938003160319


in Bibtex Style

@conference{tpdull14,
author={Tariq Rahman and Cole Galloway and Elena Kokkoni and Michele Lobo},
title={Development and Testing of a Modular Upper Extremity Exoskeleton for Infants},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: TPDULL, (BIOSTEC 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={316-319},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004938003160319},
isbn={978-989-758-013-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - Volume 1: TPDULL, (BIOSTEC 2014)
TI - Development and Testing of a Modular Upper Extremity Exoskeleton for Infants
SN - 978-989-758-013-0
AU - Rahman T.
AU - Galloway C.
AU - Kokkoni E.
AU - Lobo M.
PY - 2014
SP - 316
EP - 319
DO - 10.5220/0004938003160319