Bio-Inspired Robotic Device Could Aid Ankle-Foot Rehabilitation
Пока все обсуждают майдан, скандал вокруг Дождя и прочую фигню, я читаю новости науки и медицины.
Вообще какую бы фигню не обсуждали в "этихвашихинтернетах", я читаю новости науки и медицины.
Буквально пару дней назад за завтраком обдумывала перспективы современной имплантации и протезирования. Только что наткнулась на статью - прямо как будто по заказу. В Массачусетсе разработали прототип пневматической ортопедической системы, имитирующей мышечную ткань. Если пойдет дальше прототипа и сделают серийное производство, это будет революция в мире реабилитации и протезирования.
Park, working with collaborators at Harvard University, the University of Southern California, MIT and BioSensics, developed an active orthotic device using soft plastics and composite materials, instead of a rigid exoskeleton. The soft materials, combined with pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs), lightweight sensors and advanced control software, made it possible for the robotic device to achieve natural motions in the ankle.
The researchers reported on the development in the journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.
Park, who did the work while a post-doctoral researcher at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, said the same approach could be used to create rehabilitative devices for other joints of the body or even to create soft exoskeletons that increase the strength of the wearer.
The robotic device would be suitable for aiding people with neuromuscular disorders of the foot and ankle associated with cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis or stroke. These gait disorders include drop foot, in which the forefoot drops because of weakness or paralysis, and equinus, in which the upward bending motion of the ankle is limited. Conventional passive ankle braces can improve gait, but long-term use can lead to muscle atrophy because of disuse.
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Вообще какую бы фигню не обсуждали в "этихвашихинтернетах", я читаю новости науки и медицины.
Буквально пару дней назад за завтраком обдумывала перспективы современной имплантации и протезирования. Только что наткнулась на статью - прямо как будто по заказу. В Массачусетсе разработали прототип пневматической ортопедической системы, имитирующей мышечную ткань. Если пойдет дальше прототипа и сделают серийное производство, это будет революция в мире реабилитации и протезирования.
Park, working with collaborators at Harvard University, the University of Southern California, MIT and BioSensics, developed an active orthotic device using soft plastics and composite materials, instead of a rigid exoskeleton. The soft materials, combined with pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs), lightweight sensors and advanced control software, made it possible for the robotic device to achieve natural motions in the ankle.
The researchers reported on the development in the journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.
Park, who did the work while a post-doctoral researcher at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, said the same approach could be used to create rehabilitative devices for other joints of the body or even to create soft exoskeletons that increase the strength of the wearer.
The robotic device would be suitable for aiding people with neuromuscular disorders of the foot and ankle associated with cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis or stroke. These gait disorders include drop foot, in which the forefoot drops because of weakness or paralysis, and equinus, in which the upward bending motion of the ankle is limited. Conventional passive ankle braces can improve gait, but long-term use can lead to muscle atrophy because of disuse.
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