Inventors:
Mark Sivak - Boston MA, US
Maureen K. Holden - Waltham MA, US
Constantinos Mavroidis - Arlington MA, US
Avi Bajpai - New York NY, US
Caitlyn Bintz - Brighton MA, US
Jason Chrisos - Allston MA, US
Andrew Clark - Boston MA, US
Drew Lentz - Potomac MD, US
International Classification:
A63B 24/00
Abstract:
A low-cost, virtual environment, rehabilitation system and a glove input device for patients suffering from stroke or other neurological impairments for independent, in-home use, to improve upper extremity motor function, including hand and finger control. The system includes a low-cost input device for tracking arm, hand, and finger movement; an open source gaming engine; and a processing device. The system is controllable to provide four types of multiple patient/user interactions: competition, cooperation, counter-operative, and mixed.