Supernumerary Robotic Fingers as a Therapeutic Device for Hemiparetic Patients

Patients with hemiparesis often have limited functionality in the left or right hand. The standard therapeutic approach requires the patient to attempt to make use of the weak hand even though it is not functionally capable, which can result in feelings of frustration. Furthermore, hemiparetic patie...

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Main Authors: Ort, Moses Teddy, Wu, Faye Y, Hensel, Nicholas Charles, Asada, Haruhiko
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: ASME International 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107262
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8716-1039
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3486-9658
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-6223