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A new wearable device, the SensorE Exoskeleton (SEE), accurately measures finger flexion and force. This objective tool offers improved sensitivity for tracking hand function during rehabilitation, especially after stroke.

Keywords:

assessment hand function rehabilitation sensors stroke wearables

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
Rehabilitation Technology
Wearable Sensors

Background:

Strokes frequently result in persistent upper extremity impairments.
Current clinical assessments for hand function lack objectivity and sensitivity.
Objective, multimodal measurement tools for hand function are scarce.

Purpose of the Study:

To design and validate the SensorE Exoskeleton (SEE), a novel wearable device.
To simultaneously quantify finger flexion and applied fingertip force.
To provide a sensitive alternative to subjective clinical assessments for hand function.

Main Methods:

The SEE integrates flex and force sensors into a lightweight wearable design.
Thirty healthy participants performed graded finger tasks guided by a GUI.
SEE measurements were validated against a motion capture system and a load cell.

Main Results:

SEE reliably distinguished between different levels of finger movement and force (p < 0.05).
Flex sensor data showed strong correlation with motion capture (|r| > 0.7).
Force sensor data correlated well with load cell measurements (|r| > 0.7) with low relative errors.

Conclusions:

The SEE offers accurate, objective, and sensitive tracking of finger flexion and force.
This multimodal wearable device has potential as a novel functional assessment tool in rehabilitation.
Future validation in stroke and other patient populations is warranted.