Desarrollo de una silla automática para terapia de extremidades superiores para pacientes de la fundación "Ayudemos a vivir"

Abstract

The Help Let's Live Foundation is dedicated to providing medical and rehabilitation services dedicated to children, youth and adults in the city of Quito, who suffer from mental disabilities. The foundation provides quality service, self-management and high technology, so the technical project has as its main objective the design and implementation of a prototype chair for the muscular exercise of the upper extremities, in which you can parameterize and execute therapies in the foundation to different patients of the 23 patients currently affected in the foundation. The prototype has parts related to mechanics, electronics and security. Constant of a resistant structure and durability being coupled to the electronic part by means of an electrical system for the work of two digital servomotors, which are calibrated to work in several angles according to the need of the patient, as there is configuration of the number of The system has a man-machine interface (HMI) for the physiotherapist to make the necessary settings according to the same criteria for the designated therapy of each patient. The identification for each patient is programmed in the HMI, as well as the data that is entered for the flexo-extension. The chair has a safety system through emergency stop and current sensors to prevent injuries to patients and detected in an emergency immediate evacuation. It has adapted straps for the safety and fixation of the patient to complete each therapy and that the patient does not feel uncomfortable.