Table 4 Overview of included dynamic hand orthoses classified as daily assistive tool
From: A structured overview of trends and technologies used in dynamic hand orthoses
Name/ID | Country | Year rangea | ISO abbr. | Reported function | Actuator DOFb | Wrist supportb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA | 1967–1971 | WHFO | power assistance | 2 (+2 wrist) | Assisted (PS, FE) Locked (RUD) | |
Hamonet [284] | France | 1974 | HdO | tetraplegic assistance | 1 | N/A |
K U finger splint S-type [285] | Japan | 1978 | WHFO | general impairment compensation | 0 | Limited (FE, RUD) |
K U finger splint W-type [285] | Japan | 1978 | WHFO | general impairment compensation | 0 | Limited (FE, RUD) |
USA | 1978–2013 | WHFO | tetraplegic assistance | 1 | Assisted (FE), Locked (RUD) | |
Dollfus [288] | France | 1984 | HdO | tetraplegic assistance | 1 | N/A |
Benjuya [51] | USA | 1990 | HdO | tetraplegic assistance | 1 | N/A |
Slack [289] | Canada | 1992 | WHFO | tetraplegic assistance | 1 | Limited (PS, FE, RUD) |
Brown [290] | USA | 1993 | HdO | tetraplegic assistance | 5 | N/A |
SMART WHO [80] | Canada | 1993 | WHFO | tetraplegic assistance | 1 | Limited (FE), Locked (RUD) |
DiCicco [291] | USA | 2004 | WHFO | tetraplegic assistance | 2 | Limited (FE, RUD) |
Japan | 2005–2007 | WHFO | arthritis assistance | 1 | Locked (FE, RUD) | |
Alutei [293] | Romania | 2009 | WHFO | general assistance | 1 (+1 wrist) | Assisted (PS) Locked (FE, RUD) |
Moromugi 1 [173] | Japan | 2009 | HdO | general assistance | 7 | N/A |
Exo-Finger [46] | Japan | 2010 | HdO | post-stroke assistance | 1 | N/A |
Moromugi 2 [294] | Japan | 2010 | HdO | tetraplegic assistance | 1 | Locked (RUD) |
Tadano [73] | Japan | 2010 | HdO | power assistance | 10 | N/A |
HandSOME [62] | USA | 2011 | WHFO | post-stroke impairment compensation | 0 | Locked (FE, RUD) |
PowerGrip [295] | USA | 2011 | WHFO | general assistance | 1 | Locked (FE, RUD) |
Toya [296] | Japan | 2011 | HdO | general assistance | 4 | N/A |
Baqapuri [297] | Pakistan | 2012 | WHFO | tetraplegic assistance | 4 | Limited (PS, FE, RUD) |
SEM Glove [94] | Sweden | 2012 | HdO | general assistance | 3 | N/A |
Arata [63] | Japan | 2013 | HdO | general therapy/assistance | 1 | Limited (FE, RUD) |
South Korea | 2012–2013 | WHFO | general assistance | 1 (+3 wrist) | Assisted (PS, FE, RUD) | |
Lambercy [301] | Switzerland | 2013 | FO | post-stroke therapy/assistance | 1 | N/A |
Moromugi 3 [302] | Japan | 2013 | HdO | tetraplegic assistance | 3 | N/A |
MUNDUS hand orthosis [36] | Italy | 2013 | HdO | tetraplegic assistance | 1 | N/A |
Zheng [82] | China | 2013 | HdO | general assistance | Not clear | Not clear |
Aw [83] | Australia | 2014 | HdO | general assistance | 14 | N/A |
Kudo [303] | Japan | 2014 | HdO | tetraplegic assistance | 1 | N/A |
South Korea | 2012–2014 | HdO | general assistance | 5 | N/A | |
Nishad [305] | India | 2014 | HdO | general therapy/assistance | 8 | Limited (FE, RUD) |
South Korea | 2013–2014 | WHFO | general assistance | 1 | Locked (FE, RUD) | |
Puzo [308] | USA | 2014 | HdO | general therapy/assistance | 5 | N/A |
SaeboGlove [212] | USA | 2014 | WHFO | general impairment compensation | 0 | Locked (FE, RUD) |
Japan | 2004–2014 | HdO | general assistance | 5 | N/A | |
Italy | 2011–2015 | HdO | post-stroke therapy/assistance | 2 | N/A | |
Conti [313] | Italy | 2015 | HdO | general assistance | 4 | N/A |
Cui [314] | Australia | 2015 | HdO | general assistance | 5 | N/A |
USA | 2013–2015 | HdO | post-stroke therapy/assistance | 5 | N/A | |
Singapore | 2015 | HdO | general therapy/assistance | 1 | N/A | |
Gasser [320] | USA | 2015 | HdO | post-stroke assistance | 2 | N/A |
Japan | 2008–2015 | WHFO | power assistance | 8 (+ 4 wrist) | Assisted (PS, FE) | |
USA | 2009–2015 | WHFO | general assistance | 3 | Limited (FE, RUD) | |
USA | 2013–2015 | HdO | general therapy/assistance | 4 | N/A | |
South Korea | 2011–2015 | WHFO | general therapy/assistance | 3 | N/A |