Power Assist Hand rehands

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Power Assist Hand rehands is a Medical-Robots from LAP Co., Ltd.. It is built for Rehabilitation. Key figures: released 2013.

The Power Assist Hand 'rehands' is LAP's finger rehabilitation-assist robot, a pneumatic glove for people whose fingers are paralysed after a stroke, cervical spinal cord injury or similar condition. It opens and closes the fingers for them so that they can keep up grasp-and-release training on their own or with family when no therapist is present, at home or in care and medical facilities, where it is also used as a self-help aid for gripping objects and maintaining finger strength. The glove is cut away on the palm side so that it slips on and off easily and the user can feel objects with the palm, and its operation is limited to two simple actions, open and close. It comes in sizes from children to adults, with child sizes made to order. LAP says that daily use can be expected to help prevent contractures, improve dexterity and range of motion, ease muscle tension, reduce swelling and improve blood flow; its FAQ suggests two sets of 300 movements (about 20 minutes) a day, starting from about 100. Air is pumped by a control box into bellows on the device, which expand and contract to move the joint passively and rhythmically through repeated flexion and extension. A low-pressure pump keeps it from producing excessive force, and the strength is deliberately fixed rather than adjustable, because LAP says stronger forcing makes spastic, contracted joints tense up further. LAP sells and rents the devices, offers a free three-day trial or a two-week trial at half the monthly rental, and states that they are rehabilitation aids, not medical devices, and contain no lithium-ion batteries.

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