Clinical Tests of a New Device Aiming to Assess and Rehabilitate the Hand in Stroke People

The purpose of this paper is to reveal the newest software and hardware improvements of a device aiming to assess hand rehabilitation for hemiparetic people. The patients with neuromuscular disease expects the proof of effectiveness for the rehabilitation sessions. The new Grip Force Tracking System (GFTSN) aims to support the hands rehabilitation therapy, also to provide the recorded data and quantifications of the progress on the day to day activities. The first GFTS has been overpassed by the technology, the incapability of running on the actual operating systems and the lack of wirelessly data transmission. The GFTSN has kept just the force sensors form the initial device, in the other hand have is compatible with the nowadays operating systems by using a graphical user interface developed in LabView, also have a wireless communication with the computer. The latest version has been used during rehabilitation sessions in a clinical circumstance with the purpose of helping the hemiparetic patients to asses and train their hand force coordination.