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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2018
Panagiotis Polygerinos, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Frederick Sebastian, Tempe, AZ (US);
Qiushi Fu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Marco Santello, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Panagiotis Polygerinos, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Frederick Sebastian, Tempe, AZ (US);
Qiushi Fu, Chandler, AZ (US);
Marco Santello, Gilbert, AZ (US);
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Abstract
A pneumatically-actuated soft robotics-based variable stiffness haptic interface device for rehabilitation of a hand includes a body having a flexible outer wall and a cavity defined by the outer wall, the outer wall including a plurality of grooves configured to receive a fiber wound around the outer wall. The device further includes a pneumatic actuator in communication with the cavity and configured to provide pressure to the cavity.