Robotic Extremity Rehabilitation for Integrated Physical-Cognitive Therapy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing robotic therapies for stroke recovery primarily focus on physical rehabilitation through gamification, neglecting the cognitive dysfunction symptoms often associated with neural disruptions, such as dementia, and lack integrated physical and cognitive therapy sessions.
Innovation Solution
A robotic device and display system that combines physical and cognitive therapies through personalized, game-based rehabilitation routines, utilizing AI-driven machine learning to create customized rehabilitation processes and provide feedback, enhancing both physical and cognitive recovery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional robotic therapies focus only on physical rehabilitation through gamification, then physical motor learning is improved, but cognitive dysfunction symptoms remain unaddressed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines physical rehabilitation exercises with cognitive therapy tasks into a single integrated robotic therapy session. The system executes both physical movements and cognitive assessments simultaneously, addressing both physical motor learning and cognitive dysfunction symptoms together rather than as separate interventions.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic device is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides physical rehabilitation through gamified exercises while simultaneously conducting cognitive assessments and delivering cognitive therapy. This multi-functional approach allows a single device to address both physical and cognitive aspects of stroke recovery.
2Reliability
If separate physical and cognitive therapy sessions are conducted, then each therapy type can be specialized, but treatment time and session complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges physical and cognitive therapy into concurrent activities within the same robotic session. Patients perform physical exercises while simultaneously engaging in cognitive tasks, thereby reducing total treatment time while maintaining the specialized nature of both therapy types through dedicated assessment protocols.
3Ease of operation
If robotic devices provide only physical feedback, then motor control is improved, but cognitive engagement and motivation decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a dual feedback mechanism that provides both physical feedback for motor control and cognitive feedback for mental engagement. The robotic device monitors physical movements while simultaneously assessing cognitive performance through embedded questions and tasks, delivering comprehensive feedback that addresses both motor learning and cognitive recovery.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic device functions as both a physical therapy assistant and a cognitive therapy platform, delivering both motor control assistance and cognitive engagement activities through its integrated design.
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AI summary
Extremity rehabilitation using a robotic device is disclosed. An extremity rehabilitation method assists a user to perform extremity rehabilitation by: receiving, from a database, personalized information of the user, where the personalized information is generated based on at least a real-life routine of the user; generating, based on the personalized information, a customized routine of an extremity rehabilitation process; determining a scene of the extremity rehabilitation process; conducting the extremity rehabilitation process by, according to the customized routine, controlling a robotic device to perform interactions with the user and displaying at least an object of the interactions in the scene through the display device; and generating, based on a result of the interactions, a personalized report for the user.