Evaluation of the JACO robotic arm: Clinico-economic study for powered wheelchair users with upper-extremity disabilities

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Maheu, Veronique ^a   Archambault, Philippe S ^b   Frappier, Julie ^c   Routhier, François ^d  

^a ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

^d CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical evaluation; physical disability; Robotic device; upper limb

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARM SYSTEMS; ASSISTIVE DEVICES; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC MODELS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PICKING UP; POWERED WHEEL CHAIRS; ROBOTIC DEVICE; ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS; UPPER LIMBS; UPPER-EXTREMITY;

MANIPULATORS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; SELF HELP; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ARM; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; UPPER EXTREMITY; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 80055048905     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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