Rigid-flexible coupled malleable articulating soft exoskeleton glove and method

Abstract

The present invention provides a rigid-flexible coupling extensible joint-type soft exoskeleton glove and its method. The glove includes a glove body, the glove body includes the back area of ​​the hand, the palm area and the finger area, and the index finger joint rehabilitation soft exoskeleton is arranged in the finger area , at least one of the middle finger joint rehabilitation soft exoskeleton, ring finger joint rehabilitation soft exoskeleton, little finger joint rehabilitation soft exoskeleton and thumb joint rehabilitation soft exoskeleton, a soft exoskeleton glove base is arranged in the palm area, which is fixed on the hand On the palm, there is an inflatable control module on the back of the hand. The five finger joint rehabilitation soft exoskeletons are fixed on the base of the soft exoskeleton glove through a pressure plate, and the five finger joint rehabilitation soft exoskeletons are connected to the inflation control module through an inflatable tube. connected. The rigid-flexible extensible soft exoskeleton glove of the present invention has high positional rigidity, large bearing capacity, large effective driving range, and can drive a single finger to move.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of medical rehabilitation machinery, and in particular relates to a rigid-flexible coupled extensible articulated soft exoskeleton glove and a method. Background technique [0002] At present, there are many patients with limb paralysis in clinical practice, and specific functional training is required to promote the reorganization and compensation of the central nervous system, so as to achieve the purpose of restoring the patient's limb motor function. The hand is the place with the densest distribution of nerves in the human body. The rehabilitation exercise of the hand can effectively stimulate the nerves of the entire upper limb and promote the rehabilitation of the upper limb. [0003] When using traditional rehabilitation robots for rehabilitation exercises, the patient's limbs may be forced to move according to a predetermined trajectory, which brings the risk of secondary injury. Soft rehabilitation robots c...

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Problems solved by technology

[0005] 1. In order to ensure the convenience of wearing, the gloves do not include the knuckles at the end of the fingers, and lack of exercise training at the end of the fingers;

[0006] 2. The relative size of hands and gloves has a great influence on the rehabilitation effect, and the versatility is not strong;

[0007] 3. The range of joint motion that gloves can achieve is limited, and it is difficult to reach the range of rotation angles of human joints;

[0008] 4. Unable to control a single finger for movement

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