Design Process of Medical Devices for Robotic Rehabilitation: An Open Innovation-Inspired Approach

Formicola, Raffaele; Ragni, Federica; Borboni, Alberto; Amici, Cinzia

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-3844-2_51

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“…This attention could be partly justified by the known relevance that the subject's motivation plays in the rehabilitation path, especially in case of neurologic damages (as stroke events); a good acceptability of the device by the subject would surely ease the adoption of the system, reducing the risk of abandon. According to these considerations, in the last years the design of medical devices is paying particular attention to the integration of the concepts of ergonomics and usability since the early stages of the design process [112], and this approach is being further supported by the current evolutions in regulations and normative frameworks for this field [113].…”

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Soft Gloves: A Review on Recent Developments in Actuation, Sensing, Control and Applications

Tiboni

Amici

2022

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Interest in soft gloves, both robotic and haptic, has enormously grown over the past decade, due to their inherent compliance, which makes them particularly suitable for direct interaction with the human hand. Robotic soft gloves have been developed for hand rehabilitation, for ADLs assistance, or sometimes for both. Haptic soft gloves may be applied in virtual reality (VR) applications or to give sensory feedback in combination with prostheses or to control robots. This paper presents an updated review of the state of the art of soft gloves, with a particular focus on actuation, sensing, and control, combined with a detailed analysis of the devices according to their application field. The review is organized on two levels: a prospective review allows the highlighting of the main trends in soft gloves development and applications, and an analytical review performs an in-depth analysis of the technical solutions developed and implemented in the revised scientific research. Additional minor evaluations integrate the analysis, such as a synthetic investigation of the main results in the clinical studies and trials referred in literature which involve soft gloves.

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Soft Gloves: A Review on Recent Developments in Actuation, Sensing, Control and Applications

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Amici

2022

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“…Both of these aspects can offer interesting insights for the researcher: the analysis of the intervention can, for instance, highlight additional unexpected but relevant requirements for the design of new devices [19]. The comparison with competitors can instead provide precious hints for the development of a device, for example in the demonstration of equivalence, which represents a mandatory step of the clinical evaluation of a medical device for marketing in European countries [20].…”

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Soft, Rigid, and Hybrid Robotic Exoskeletons for Hand Rehabilitation: Roadmap with Impairment-Oriented Rationale for Devices Design and Selection

Achilli,

Amici,

Dragusanu

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Applied Sciences

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In recent decades, extensive attention has been paid to the study and development of robotic devices specifically designed for hand rehabilitation. Accordingly, a many concepts concerning rigid, soft, and hybrid types have emerged in the literature, with significant ongoing activity being directed towards the development of new solutions. In this context, the paper focuses on the technical features of devices conceived for the robotic rehabilitation of the hand with reference to the three kinds of exoskeleton architecture and the clinical requirements demanded by the target impairment of the end-user. The work proposes a roadmap (i) for both the design and selection of exoskeletons for hand rehabilitation, (ii) to discriminate among the peculiarities of soft, rigid, and hybrid devices, and (iii) with an impairment-oriented rationale. The clinical requirements expected for an exoskeleton are identified by applying a PICO-inspired approach focused on the impairment analysis; the technical features are extracted from a proposed design process for exoskeletons combined with a narrative literature review. A cross-analysis between device families and features is presented to provide a supporting tool for both the design and selection of exoskeletons according to an impairment-oriented rationale.

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Clients and carers: Healthcare professionals’ roles in medical device development processes in SMEs

Kaygan,

Kaygan

2024

The Design Journal

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Design Process of Medical Devices for Robotic Rehabilitation: An Open Innovation-Inspired Approach

Cited by 4 publications

References 27 publications

Soft Gloves: A Review on Recent Developments in Actuation, Sensing, Control and Applications

Soft Gloves: A Review on Recent Developments in Actuation, Sensing, Control and Applications

Soft, Rigid, and Hybrid Robotic Exoskeletons for Hand Rehabilitation: Roadmap with Impairment-Oriented Rationale for Devices Design and Selection

Clients and carers: Healthcare professionals’ roles in medical device development processes in SMEs

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