Novel wireless foot control for prosthetic hand

新型无线假手足控器

• 批准号: 6833897
• 负责人: Renard G Tubergen
• 金额: $ 9.91万
• 依托单位: ELKINS INNOVATIONS, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-01-01 至 2005-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6833897
• 关键词: artificial limbs; biofeedback; biomedical equipment development; clinical research; foot; functional ability; hand; human subject; limb movement; miniature biomedical equipment; portable biomedical equipment

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this phase I project is to provide prosthesis capable of multiple movements to the tens of thousands of U.S. citizens who are confronted with the loss of an upper extremity, either through birth defect, injury, or disease. There have been no significant advances in the technology of upper extremity prostheses since WWII when the basic pinch concept was developed. We propose in this study a foot controlled device which has been demonstrated to provide 8 channels of independent movements when transmitted by wireless means to a prosthetic hand. The three important aspects must first be answered to determine the feasibility of this concept: 1) the degree of toe dexterity attainable to provide meaningful hand movements, 2) the development of a training regimen to accomplish this, 3) the material makeup of a shoe sole insert to house the foot sensor electronics. With the attainment of these tasks, the project is set to move forward to Phase II, where the concentration would be on the refinement of the artificial hand, the foot control, and evaluation tools; as well as, the manufacture of hand and foot control devices for clinical trials, all leading to its commercial availability. Achieving this goal will give assurances to its recipients that they, too, can be a part of the technology revolution.

描述（由申请人提供）：第一阶段项目的目的是为数以万计因先天缺陷、受伤或疾病而失去上肢的美国公民提供能够进行多种运动的假肢。自二战基本捏捏概念提出以来，上肢假肢技术并没有取得重大进展。我们在这项研究中提出了一种脚控设备，该设备已被证明在通过无线方式传输到假手时可提供 8 个独立运动通道。为了确定这一概念的可行性，必须首先回答三个重要方面：1）提供有意义的手部动作所需的脚趾灵巧程度，2）开发训练方案来实现这一目标，3）鞋子的材料构成鞋底插入件用于容纳足部传感器电子设备。 随着这些任务的完成，该项目将进入第二阶段，重点是对仿真手、足部控制和评估工具的完善；以及用于临床试验的手脚控制设备的制造，所有这些都导致了其商业可用性。实现这一目标将向接受者保证他们也可以成为技术革命的一部分。