A Vacuum-Powered Artificial Muscle Designed for Infant Rehabilitation

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-V...

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Main Authors: Mendoza, Mijaíl Jaén (Author), Gollob, Samuel Dutra (Author), Lavado, Diego (Author), Koo, Bon Ho Brandon (Author), Cruz, Segundo (Author), Roche, Ellen T. (Author), Vela, Emir A. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021-10-28T13:39:13Z.
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520 |a 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. 
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