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A Vacuum-Powered Artificial Muscle Designed for Infant Rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT: The majority of soft pneumatic actuators for rehabilitation exercises have been designed for adult users. Specifically, there is a paucity of soft rehabilitative devices designed for infants with upper and lower limb motor disabilities. We present a low-profile vacuum-powered artificial muscle (LP-VPAM) with dimensions suitable for infants. The actuator produced a maximum force of 26 N at vacuum pressures of -40 kPa. When implemented in an experimental model of an infant leg in an antagonistic-agonist configuration to measure resultant knee flexion, the actuator generated knee flexion angles of 43° and 61° in the prone and side-lying position, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Mendoza MJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8400328 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A Vacuum-Powered Artificial Muscle Designed for Infant Rehabilitation.

Mendoza Mijaíl Jaén MJ Gollob Samuel Dutra SD Lavado Diego D Koo Bon Ho Brandon BHB Cruz Segundo S Roche Ellen T ET Vela Emir A EA

Micromachines 20210816 8

The majority of soft pneumatic actuators for rehabilitation exercises have been designed for adult users. Specifically, there is a paucity of soft rehabilitative devices designed for infants with upper and lower limb motor disabilities. We present a low-profile vacuum-powered artificial muscle (LP-VPAM) with dimensions suitable for infants. The actuator produced a maximum force of 26 N at vacuum pressures of -40 kPa. When implemented in an experimental model of an infant leg in an antagonistic-a ...[more]

PMID: 34442593

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