Wearable upper-limb rehabilitation device

This technology is a wearable upper-limb rehabilitation device that implements rotational movement of a glove through the winding and unwinding of wires, and ensures a secure fit by tightening and loosening a support section on the arm using a wire-driven mechanism.

Conventional upper-limb rehabilitation devices are bulky and heavy due to their frame and stand configurations, limiting their use to fixed locations and reducing accessibility for patient rehabilitation training.

This technology proposes a method where a fixing member is placed on a glove worn on the user's hand, support is adjusted via a tightening motor and wire within an anchor member that wraps around the forearm, and a length-adjustment motor controls a rotation wire to induce vertical rotational movement of the wrist joint. This enables a lightweight, wearable structure that allows for rehabilitation training anywhere. It can be used for upper-limb rehabilitation in stroke patients and for home-based self-training, significantly improving rehabilitation accessibility and the patient's quality of life by removing location constraints through its lightweight, wearable design.

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Key Features:

• A glove worn on the user's hand, equipped with a fixing member
• An anchor member that wraps around the forearm and adjusts support force via a tightening motor and wire
• A length-adjustment motor that controls a rotation wire to induce vertical rotational movement of the wrist joint
• A structure that implements rotational movement of the glove through the winding and unwinding of wires