From: Rehabilitation Technologies - Volume 2, Issue 1 - June, 2000
The Newsletter of the Rehabilitation Technologies Division

Developer Notes:

RTD completed a Phase I SBIR R&D program in February, 2000. This program included the design and manufacture of a high quality first generation prototype of a commercial robotic stroke therapy machine. The prototype which was developed in collaboration with Mike Van der Loos of the Palo Alto VA Rehabilitation R&D Center, was evaluated in a clinical setting. Test subjects included four individuals who suffered stroke and two who did not. Outcomes of the clinical study showed that the prototype system was able to replicate closely a much more mechanically complex system in use in Palo Alto. A Phase II SBIR proposal was submitted to the NIH. If funded, the program will include the development of a second generation prototype and multi-site study. A funding decision is expected in September, 2000.

Caption: RTD staff members put the MIME System Prototype through its paces.