Electric-powered glove for CCI patients to extend their upper-extremity function

Abstract

An electric-powered hand orthosis has been developed to support daily activities of people with motor impairment in hand fingers. This system is composed of an orthotic part, a head-mounted interface to detect user's commands, and a controller. One major feature of this system is that the orthotic part is basically made of soft and lightweight materials only. It is expected that this feature allows users to frequently and continuously use the system in their daily life. A prototype has been made and tested. It was demonstrated that the system has an excellent operability and has promising performance to support daily activities of people with finger disability through the tests.