Inventors:
Rochel Lieber Abboudi - Highland Park NJ
Carey A. Glass - Highland Park NJ
Nicki Ann Newby - Somerset NJ
William Craelius - Somerset NJ
Assignee:
The State University Rutgers - Piscataway NJ
Nian-Crae, Inc. - Somerset NJ
International Classification:
A61F 248
Abstract:
There is disclosed a control system for use with a prosthetic device comprising a sensor for sensing volitional movement of a muscle, tendon or ligament intended to cause an associated desired movement of another body part and generating an at least one signal in response thereto, and an electronic interface for analyzing at least one signal and sending a corresponding at least one control signal to the prosthetic or orthotic device indicative of the desired movement of another body part.