Development of a non-invasive, multifunctional grasp neuroprosthesis and its evaluation in an individual with a high spinal cord injury

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1835-1838

  Rupp, Rudiger ^a   Kreilinger, Alex ^b   Rohm, Martin ^a   Kaiser, Vera ^b   Muller Putz, Gernot R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG CONTROLS; EASE-OF-USE; END USERS; FREEHAND SYSTEMS; HAND FUNCTION; IMPLANTED DEVICE; ITS EVALUATION; NEURO-PROSTHESIS; NEUROPROSTHESES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES (SCI); SPINAL CORDS; STILL MISSING;

PATIENT REHABILITATION; RESTORATION;

NEUROSURGERY;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CASE REPORT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; PROSTHESIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT; ADULT;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; BIOMECHANICS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880772952     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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