Technologies
Title: | NeoStim: A Neuromuscular Stimulation Enabled Orthosis to Rehabilitate Grasping in Hemiplegia |
Area: | Medical Sciences |
Focus Area: | Healthcare, Digital Health |
Status: | Early stage Validation |
Social Benefits: | NeoStim is more effective in hand rehabilitation because it uses superior CCS technology and allows training of multiple grasps at the same time. By comparison, H200, MyndMove [MyndTec Inc.], WalkEx [Walnut Medical Pvt. Ltd.], and Motimove [3F] can stimulate multiple muscles but amongst them, only H200 and MyndMove is programmed to implement multiple hand grasps. |
Developing Agency: | Nikunj Arunkumar Bhagat |
Technology Readiness Index: | TRL 5 |
Brief Description
Description : | Current rehabilitation practices focus on inhibiting spasticity with stretching and weight-bearing exercises, which is not enough to restore normal hand function. To address these challenges and improve hand mobility, we propose to restore grasping and releasing objects using our patented neuromuscular electrical stimulation [NMES] technology. NMES is application of external electrical pulses on the skin surface, to activate underlying nerves and cause muscles to contract. |