| Project/Area Number |
02557095
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Developmental Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
医学一般
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
HANDA Tsutomu Tohoku University, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Instructor, 医学部, 助手 (30208699)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MURAKAMI Hajime Tohoku University, Faculty of Engineer, Department of Electric Communications, I, 工学部, 助手 (80219899)
FUTAMI Ryoukou Tohoku University, Faculty of Engineer, Department of Electric Communications, I, 工学部, 助手 (20156938)
HOSHIMIYA Nozomu Tohoku University, Faculty of Engineer, Department of Electric Communications, P, 工学部, 教授 (50005394)
TAKAHASHI Hirotatsu Tohoku University, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Instructor, 医学部, 助手 (50221362)
HANDA Yasunobu Tohoku University, School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (00111790)
ICHIE Masayoshi Hokuryo FES Clinic, Director
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| Project Period (FY) |
1990 – 1991
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1991)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥9,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥7,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,900,000)
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| Keywords | Functional Electrical Stimulation / Standing Up / Walking / Paraplegia / Knee Brace / 脊髄損傷 / 下肢 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to develop a hybrid Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) system combinated with a knee brace, which has an electrical locking mechanism for standing up and walking in the paraplegics.
(1) Stimulation pattern of the hybrid FES system for lower extremities, (2) modification of the portable FES system for upper extremities which we had already developed, (3) Designing of a knee brace, (4) Planning of an electrical locking mechanism, (5) Clinical application of the hybrid FES system in a paraplegic patient were studied.
As the result, the hybrid FES system which we developed enabled the paraplegic patient to stand up stably with minimum fatigue because of the locking of the knee by the electrical lock/unlock brace. And the patient also could walk after standing by using the hybrid FES system controlled by himself with a simple switching procedure.
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