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A soft wearable robot for elbow motor function rehabilitation

A motion function and robot technology, applied in passive exercise equipment, physical therapy and other directions, can solve the problems of increasing user discomfort, uneven distribution of auxiliary force, and large differences in motion characteristics, and achieves reduction of discomfort, Improve wearability and uniform distribution of auxiliary force

Active Publication Date: 2022-04-29
SOUTHEAST UNIV
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In the existing soft wearable robots for the rehabilitation of elbow motor function, the soft actuator usually achieves semicircular bending motion by fully constraining the elongation of one side, and its kinematic characteristics are different from those of human elbows. Larger, forcible attachment will cause tangential sliding between the soft actuator and the patient's skin, and the distribution of auxiliary force will be uneven
In addition, the skin at the elbow joint of the human body will have a certain degree of axial extension when it is bent, but the constrained side of the existing soft actuators does not have axial extensibility, and the constrained side is in direct contact with the patient's skin, which will also cause the soft A tangential force is generated between the actuator and the patient's skin, although it is a flexible structure, it still increases the user's discomfort

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[0028] The present invention will be further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be understood that the following specific embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0029] This example describes a soft wearable robot for the rehabilitation of elbow motor function, and its overall structure schematic diagram is shown in figure 1 As shown, it includes a soft wearable robot body assembly 1, a cylinder 2, an electromagnetic proportional valve 3 and a controller 4. The soft wearable robot body assembly 1 is tightly covered on the elbow of the human body; the cylinder 2 is used as a power source to provide driving force for the soft wearable robot body assembly 1; the electromagnetic proportional valve 3 communicates with the The soft wearable robot body assembly 1 is airtightly connected with the cylinder 2 for adjusting the internal ...

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The invention discloses a soft wearable robot for the rehabilitation of elbow motor function, which includes a soft wearable robot body assembly, a cylinder, an electromagnetic proportional valve and a controller. The soft wearable robot body assembly consists of an outer elbow sleeve, An inner elbow sleeve, a flexible bending sensor and a soft actuator assembly; the soft actuator assembly includes a flexible tube, a first end seal, a second end seal, an airway tube, a braided mesh sleeve, and a first end fastener , the second end fastener, the first restriction layer, the second restriction layer, the joint extension layer and the third restriction layer; the three-layer restriction layer constitutes a restriction structure with a bilateral gradient elastic modulus, so that the movement of the soft body actuator assembly The characteristics are consistent with the motion characteristics of the human elbow, which reduces the tangential sliding between the soft actuator assembly and the skin at the elbow joint of the human body, and the distribution of the auxiliary force is more uniform; the joint extension layer of the soft actuator assembly of the present invention has a certain axis Lateral extensibility, reducing the user's discomfort.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of medical rehabilitation equipment, and in particular relates to a soft wearable robot used for rehabilitation of elbow motor function. Background technique [0002] Medical theory and practice have proved that for patients with hemiplegia caused by stroke, a large number of repetitive motor function-oriented training can restore the motor function of the limbs to a certain extent. The use of rehabilitation robots to assist patients in rehabilitation training can save a lot of human and material resources, and can quantitatively evaluate the rehabilitation status of patients in real time, which has a very positive impact on the entire rehabilitation industry. [0003] In robot-assisted training therapy, the rehabilitation robot directly interacts with the patient's limbs, and ensuring the safety and compliance of the interaction is the first element in the development of the rehabilitation robot. Traditional rehabil...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61H1/02
CPCA61H1/0277A61H2201/1246A61H2201/1638A61H2201/5069A61H2205/06
Inventor 徐宝国王嘉津王欣汪逸飞宋爱国
Owner SOUTHEAST UNIV
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