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FEATHERS, A bimanual upper limb rehabilitation platform: A case study of user-centred approach in rehabilitation device design Shirzad, Navid; Valdés, Bulmaro A.; Hung, Chai-Ting; Law, Mimi; Hay, Justin; Van der Loos, H. F. Machiel

Abstract

The healthcare sector is increasingly becoming dependent on medical devices and technologies. This is facilitated, in part, by the emphasis that is being put on the robustness of the design of medical and rehabilitation devices. The robustness of the design, and thus the adoption of a new medical device, relies heavily on its ability to fit into the multifaceted medical environment and satisfy a wide range of user needs. In order to achieve this, users and stakeholders must be involved early and frequently in the design process. In this paper, we outline a user-centred approach to design of physical therapy devices using a case study on developing an upper-body motor rehabilitation platform.

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Title	FEATHERS, A bimanual upper limb rehabilitation platform: A case study of user-centred approach in rehabilitation device design
Creator	Shirzad, Navid; Valdés, Bulmaro A.; Hung, Chai-Ting; Law, Mimi; Hay, Justin; Van der Loos, H. F. Machiel
Date Issued	2015
Description	The healthcare sector is increasingly becoming dependent on medical devices and technologies. This is facilitated, in part, by the emphasis that is being put on the robustness of the design of medical and rehabilitation devices. The robustness of the design, and thus the adoption of a new medical device, relies heavily on its ability to fit into the multifaceted medical environment and satisfy a wide range of user needs. In order to achieve this, users and stakeholders must be involved early and frequently in the design process. In this paper, we outline a user-centred approach to design of physical therapy devices using a case study on developing an upper-body motor rehabilitation platform.
Subject	Virtual reality in rehabilitation; User-centred Design; Physical Therapy Devices; Stroke; Rehabilitation Engineering; Bimanual Therapy
Genre	Preprint; Conference Paper; Postprint
Type	Text
Language	eng
Series	University of British Columbia. BMEG 699
Date Available	2016-04-20
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI	10.14288/1.0228382
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53099
Affiliation	Applied Science, Faculty of; Mechanical Engineering, Department of
Campus	UBCV
Peer Review Status	Reviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty; Graduate; Undergraduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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