Table 1 Comparison between certain characteristics of comparable UE powered orthoses
Device name | FES | Motorized | EMG trigger | IMU trigger | Voice recognition trigger | Manual trigger (joystick or push button) | Continually tracks device usage | 3D Printed customized | Flexibility in sensor placement | Don and Doff without assitance | Light weight (less than 1.5 kg on arm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NuroSleeve | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
MyoPro [23] | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Neomano [24] | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Power Driven Flexor Hinge [25] | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Exomotion [26] | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | N/A |
HandyRehab [27] | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | N/A | N/A |
H200 [28] | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | N/A | ✓ |
OmniHi5 [29] | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ReGrasp [30] | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |