Sensory feedback glove for neurorehabilitation of the hand

Abstract

Sensory feedback glove (10) for neurorehabilitation of a human hand, comprising: a flexible glove body (12); a plurality of pressure sensors (14, 16) arranged on finger and palm areas; at least one elastic resistance element (18) assigned to one or more fingers; at least one feedback actuator (24) configured to provide tactile or vibrotactile feedback;and a control module (20) designed to: - continuously acquire and evaluate sensor data, - analyze the user's movement patterns, - distinguish between correct and incorrect movement patterns based on predefined or adaptively determined criteria, and - selectively and in real time activate the feedback actuator (24) only when a predetermined movement pattern or a therapeutic threshold is reached or fallen below, the system further being designed to dynamically adapt the feedback to the user's progress.