Volketswil/ZH, October 6, 2011 – The Armeo Therapy Concept improves the therapy efficiency with self-initiated, functional and intense exercises for patients who have suffered strokes, traumatic brain injuries or other neurological disorders resulting in hand and arm impairment. It includes different products, each designed for a particular stage in the recovery process. Hocoma now presents a new addition to the Armeo Therapy Concept, the unique ArmeoPower.
The ArmeoPower is a rehabilitative exercise device that has been specifically designed for arm and hand therapy in an early stage of rehabilitation and provides highly repetitive training even for severely affected patients. With its assist-as-needed support provided by the robotic exoskeleton, the ArmeoPower is the world’s first commercially available robotic arm exoskeleton that recognizes when the patient is not able to carry out a movement and guides the patient’s arm as much as needed. It adapts the arm support to the individual needs and changing abilities of each patient – from complete guidance to no support at all.