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Margaret Gunn, Tracy M Shank, Marissa Eppes, Jobayer Hossain, Tariq Rahman.
Abstract
This paper presents the results of an online survey conducted with users of a functional upper extremity orthosis called the Wilmington Robotic EXoskeleton (WREX). The WREX is a passive anti-gravity arm orthosis that allows people with neuromuscular disabilities to move their arms in three dimensions. The paper also describes the design of a novel lightweight 3-D printed WREX used for ambulatory children. Three different versions of the WREX are now offered to patients. Two can be mounted on a wheelchair and one to a body jacket for ambulatory patients. An online user survey with 55 patients was conducted to determine the benefits of the various WREXs. The survey asked ten questions related to upper extremity function with and without the WREX as well as subjective impressions of the device. Results show a statistically significant improvement in arm function for everyday tasks with the WREX.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID： 28055882 PMCID： PMC6521000 DOI： 10.1109/TNSRE.2015.2492860
Source DB: PubMed Journal: IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng ISSN： 1534-4320 Impact factor: 3.802