iManus
iManus is a portable and easy-to-use smart glove tele-rehabilitation platform. It provides an evidence-based program with a wide range of supervised rehabilitation tasks for patients with acute or chronic upper limb disabilities due to neurologic conditions. Enabling access to remote hand therapy, iManus inexpensively provides patients with an effective, continuous relationship with their therapist.
Patients
Sensorized Gloves
The patient wears a pair of sensorized gloves, one on the impaired hand, and the other on the unimpaired hand. The rationale for the dual-glove configuration is that the best criterion for measuring the quality of hand motion in the patient is to compare the performance of the impaired hand to the unimpaired hand. In this way, a high level of personalization is achieved since the performance targets are unique, tailored to the specific patient.
Paired Gloves
Compare the performance of the impaired hand to the unimpaired (healthy) hand.
Flexible and versatile
The glove is passively actuated with rubber band tensioners with different levels of elasticity to assist patients in regaining control of their impaired hand when extending their fingers
Sensorized
To capture different kinematic and dynamic features of hand motion, the gloves are equipped with two sophisticated sensory systems, which allow the platform to precisely capture and calculate key performance indicators (KPIs) for task completed.
Mobile App
When the patient is wearing the gloves and opens the mobile app, the glove’s sensory system and the mobile app are wirelessly connected on the home Wii internet system. The patient can record both video and audio of the rehab session, and the task KPIs can be automatically saved to the cloud.
Self-assessment
The patient will have access to all the calculated and recorded results of their performance. Advanced data visualization features allow patients to intuitively understand their performance.
Cross Platform and User Friendliness
The app is user-friendly and takes advantage of a convenient and informative graphic user interface (GUI). The app works on both Android and IOS platforms.
Accessibility and Portability
The app can easily be re-installed on different devices, while preserving the patient’s history and synching their progress.
Therapists
Web Application
The system performs a scientific analysis of the patient’s task performance and present the output to the therapist, in real-time or offline, via their desktop application.
The KPIs and audiovisual files are accessible to both the patient and therapist. While the patient is presented with processed and summarized information, the therapist has access to the pre-processed graphs and tables, enabling the therapist to review the evolution of performance over time.
Interactive and Easy-to-use
The DenTeach™ instructor workstation can take the information gathered by students actions and translate it into quantifiable data that is easily gradable.
Remote Clinical Assessment
iManus offers a first-of-its-kind platform that provides the therapist with the ability to remotely evaluate patient’s performance both qualitatively and quantitatively. While patient-recorded videos allow the therapist to visually assess the quality of performance, quantitative KPIs allows them to monitor progress based on objective values.
Synchronous and Asynchronous Performance Measurement
The therapist and patient can engage in the training sessions together online, in real time, or the therapist can prescribe tasks for the patient to complete in his or her own time. The therapist can then review the progress and patient feedback offline, and prescribe new tasks.
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Therapist Portal
Data Transmission System
Cloud Communication
Cloud-Based Solutions
When the patient puts on the gloves and opens the mobile app, the glove’s sensory system and the mobile app are wirelessly and automatically connected via the home WiFi (or cellular) internet system. The patient’s data is automatically saved to the cloud
Privacy, Security and Longevity
The patient’s personal information, medical history and record of progress is strictly confidential, end-to-end encrypted and only available for designated therapists, as authorized by the patient..
Publications
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Therapists' perspectives on a new portable hand telerehabilitation platform for home-based personalized treatment of stroke patients.
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Riverview Health Centre, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
This paper introduces a new portable hand telerehabilitation platform for home-based personalized treatment of stroke patients. It documents the iterative design and development process of the platform and explores the therapists' perspectives on implementing home-based treatment of stroke patients. Click here to download the document.
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Roboethics in Remote Human Interactions and Rehabilitative Therapeutics, submitted.
Contributors: University of Manitoba, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Ryerson University, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
In this article, the importance of data security and privacy is emphasized considering the increased robot use replacing face-to-face interventions. The principles discussed in this paper can help researchers and engineers design ethical robotics in remote health care settings and weigh benefits of robotic technology against the possibility of harm to humans. Click here to download the document.
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Ambient Assisted Living Technologies to support Older Adults’ health and wellness: A systematic mapping review
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Riverview Health Centre, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
As the proportion of the older Adults is growing, many researches have focued on “How can we support OAs to lead independent and healthy lifestyle?” This article addresses a review of researhes on Ambient Assisted Living Technologies, theri originality and quality.Click here to download the document.
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A scoping review of haptic-enabled interventions for hand rehabilitation in stroke patients: a scoping review
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Riverview Health Centre, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
This scoping review aims to explore studies about technology-assisted interventions targeting hand rehabilitation to identify the most effective interventions. It aims to map the existing haptic-enabled interventions for upper limb rehabilitation and investigates their effects on motor and functional recovery in patients with stroke. Click here to download the document.
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Attitude and perceptions of older and younger adults towards ambient technology for assisted living
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
This study explores the general perception of older and younger adults about the ransformative role technology can play in their health care as they age, and the generation of health solutions in home care. Click here to download the document.
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Digital health technology for remote care in response to COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review
Contributors: University of Manitoba
This study investigates existing digital health technology (DHT) solutions that have been put in place to enable remote care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Click here to download the document.
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Evaluating the Acceptance of Ambient Assisted Living Technologies (AALT): A Scoping Review
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba, Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Université de Montréal
This study aims to identify Ambient Assisted Living Technologies (AALTs) that underwent an acceptance evaluation in rehabilitation contexts and identify methodological tools and approaches to measure acceptance in ambient assisted living (AAL) in rehabilitation researchClick here to download the document.
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Telehealth for Indigenous Older Adults: A Scoping Review
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
This articels performs a structured search strategy on different electronic databases to assess the accessibility of telerehabilitation technologies for indeginous peapole.Click here to download the document.
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A remote training and practicing apparatus and system for upper-limb rehabilitation (US63/178,375)
This invention relates to a remote rehabilitation training and practicing system with one or more patient workstations that use data acquired from a therapist's workstation. The platform consists of a video recording system at the therapist workstation and the patient workstation along with computer software and/or mobile application at either workstation. Click here to download the document.