Research
Medical Device Research
Designing assistive medical devices is crucial for improving the quality of life and independence of individuals with disabilities or chronic conditions. These devices enhance mobility, accessibility, and health management, facilitate rehabilitation, and reduce caregiver burden. They also foster social inclusion, drive technological innovation, and have significant economic impacts by enabling greater workforce participation and reducing long-term healthcare costs.
Pediatric Exoskeleton Confidential
National Science Foundation Funded
Non-Invasive Brain Machine Interface Systems Laboratory
TIRR Memorial Herman Partnered Project
Pediatric Lower-Extremity Gait System (P-LEGS)
P-LEGS is a modular device with a total of six motors that provide sagittal plane support in the hip, knee and ankle joints of each leg. It also has two non-motorized degrees of freedom at the hips to allow for weight shifting during walking. The walking pattern and level of support provided are customizable on a joint-by-joint basis to accommodate the unique needs of each child within the target clinical populations. The device is multifunctional and characterized as rehabilitation technology, assistive technology and as a diagnostic tool.
Project Website:https://pediatricexo.wordpress.com/pediatric-lower-extremity-gait-system-p-legs/
