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  • Functional powered elbow orthoses designed for external modification of the structural and/or functional characteristics of the elbow using power sources (usually electric) and powered mechanisms that provide support, supplement, and/or augment the elbow functions and/or its structure. These orthoses typically consist of wearable devices (e.g., braces) or automated (robotic) devices, usually wearable, with very small electric motors that provide actual motion to the upper limbs. Powered elbow functional orthoses are intended to facilitate patient training guided by a physical therapist for rehabilitation and control of weak muscles in the upper limbs caused by physical accidents and/or illness (e.g., after stroke). Autonomous (i.e., switch actuated) orthoses and orthoses controlled by muscular bio-signals (i.e., myoelectric) are available.
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