Design and Characterization of a Soft Robotic Therapeutic Glove for Rheumatoid Arthritis.
The modeling and experimentation of a pneumatic actuation system for the development of a soft robotic therapeutic glove is proposed in this article for the prevention of finger deformities in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The Rehabilitative Arthritis Glove (RA-Glove) is a soft robotic glove f...
| Publicado en: | Assistive Technology Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 44 - 53 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2019
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