Improved Software and Hardware of a Device Aiming to Assess Hand Movements During Rehabilitation in Hemiparetic People

The aim of this paper is to present the latest software and hardware improvements of a device aiming to assess hand rehabilitation in hemiparetic people. The proposed system can help the patients with neuromuscular diseases to train and evaluate their grip/pinch force control. The two external devices helping to train and assess grip and pinch control have been adapted from a former system, improvements being performed in terms of a new wireless subsystem, sensorial system and new software adapted to the newest PC operating systems. The new software proposes different degrees of difficulty in planned tasks aiming to provide a better assessment of the voluntary exerted grip and pinch at the impaired hand level.