Cease and manipulate objects, get someone’s attention, complete essential gestures (eat, wash itself), work, keep the muscles moving, interact with one’s environment : here you will find a list of the technical devices available to assist arm mobility.
In case of muscular weakness, hand or arm mobility loss, these technical devices assist the movement or perform it under the user’s command.
Each one of the following devices are available for left and right handed people and offer different sizes of arm braces, gloves etc.
IN WHICH SITUATIONS ?
➜ Moving the arm is possible but repetition creates fatigue.
➜ Movement can be initiated but the gestures have to be accompanied.
COMPENSATION STRENGTH :
• Standard version: from 875gr to 5.6kg
• Light version: from 350gr to 2.9kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Adjustement wheel to choose between all 12 compensation levels
CAN BE FITTED ON :
Wheelchair, chair, table, or on the ground with a tripod
COMPENSATION STRENGTH:
From 250gr to 4,5kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Button to choose the compensation strength
CAN BE FITTED ON:
Chair, work chair (VELA type) or a table
MANUFACTURER
Focal Meditech
PRICE
From approx 5 800€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
COMPENSATION STRENGTH:
• Standard version: from 850gr to 3.4kg
• Light version: from 600gr to 2.5kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Adjustment wheel to set the compensation’s force
CAN BE FITTED ON:
Electric wheelchair or desk chair
MANUFACTURER
Armon products
PRICE
From approx 6 300€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
IN WHICH SITUATIONS ?
➜ Difficult or impossible to raise the arm.
➜ Elbow flexion and shoulder rotation possible.
These technical aids can be connected to the battery of the electrical wheelchair, or on a power supply if the device is fitted on the table or a tripod.
COMPENSATION STRENGTH:
• Standard version: from 850gr to 3.4kg
• Light version: from 600gr to 2.5kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Controlled by 1 contactor
CAN BE FITTED ON :
Electrical wheelchair or tripod
MANUFACTURER
Neater solutions
PRICE
From approx. 7 100€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
COMPENSATION STRENGTH:
From 0 to 5 Kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Controlled with 2 contactors
CAN BE FITTED ON :
Electrical wheelchair, tripod, or a table
MANUFACTURER
Assistive Innovation
PRICE
From approx. 5 800€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
COMPENSATION STRENGTH:
From 0 to 4 Kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS :
Controlled with 2 contactors
Customizable (8 colors)
CAN BE FITTED ON :
Electrical wheelchair, electrical office chair, or a table
MANUFACTURER
ORTHOPUS
PRICE
From approx. 8 000€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
COMPENSATION STRENGTH:
• Standard Version: from 900gr to 4,2kg
• Light version: from 600gr to 2,5kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Is controlled with 2 contactors
CAN BE FITTED ON:
Electrical wheelchair, electrical office chair or with a ground based dispositive
MANUFACTURER
Armon products
PRICE
From approx. 9 800€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
COMPENSATION STRENGTH:
• Standard version: from 900gr to 3,4 kg
• Light version : from 600gr to 2,5 kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Remote control with 2 to 6 buttons and an application for smartphone to set the compensation
Possible to block the arm on the vertical and/or horizontal plan
CAN BE FITTED ON:
Exclusively on electric wheelchairs
MANUFACTURER
Armon products
PRICE
From approx. 22 100€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
COMPENSATION STRENGTH:
From 0 to 7 Kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS :
Remote control with 9 buttons to set the compensation’s strength
Possibility to block the arm on the vertical and/or horizontal plan
CAN BE FITTED ON:
Electrical wheelchair, electrical office chair
MANUFACTURER
Focal Meditech
PRICE
From approx. 24 600€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
IN WHICH SITUATIONS ?
➜ Possible to grip but difficult to keep the hand closed
ASSISTANCE :
Up to 20 Newtons/finger
6 pressure captors
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Control button on the glove + application for smartphone to register profiles
CAN BE FITTED ON:
Directly on the hand with a transportable battery, adjustable around the waist or on the back
MANUCATURER
Bioservo
PRICE
From approx. 11 000€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
IN WHICH SITUATIONS ?
➜ Hand and arm mobility very limited or inexistant
FEATURES:
Robotic arm equipped with joints imitating the soulder’s, elbow’s, wrist’s and hand’s movements : alltogether allow 16 different movements
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Controlled with a joy stick (standard, chin or breath controlled etc.) or the users wheelchair’s joystick
CAN BE FITTED ON :
Electrical wheelchair exclusively
MANUFACTURER
Kinova
PRICE
From approx. 55 000€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
FEATURES:
5 patterns registerable
24h autonomy
Weight: 5Kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
Controlled with contactors or touch-screen tablet
MANUFACTURER
Neater solutions
PRICE
From approx. 7 600€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
FEATURES:
5 patterns registerable
5h autonomy
Weight: 3,7Kg
COMMAND & SETTINGS:
1 or 2 contactors
MANUFACTURER
DESiN LLC
PRICE
From approx. 8 200€ ATI
Depending on your country and insurance
