Design and prototyping of a hand rehabilitation device for rheumatoid arthritis with rapid prototyping techniques

Abstract:

This article describes the progress made in the application of rapid prototyping (RP) technologies in the development of personalized prostheses for the physical rehabilitation of the hand in patients with Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) by creating a hand exoskeleton for analyze and evaluate the systemic study within the rehabilitation of muscular atrophy related to the loss of manual mobility due to rheumatoid arthritis in adults. The methodology created considers aspects related to the physiology of hand movement and mobility problems suffered by chronic RA patients, especially in the specific movements of the phalanges and metacarpal bones. From the technological point of view, the digitalization techniques have been applied in the patient’s data collection, the use of Computer Aided Design (DAO) in the generation of a virtual model and the formalization of an exoskeleton for rehabilitation through use of RP techniques.

Año de publicación:

2020

Keywords:

• Exoskeleton
• Computer-aided design
• Physical rehabilitation
• Hand rheumatoid arthritis
• Rapid Prototyping

Fuente:

scopus