Imperial College London
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ProfessorDarioFarina

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering

Chair in Neurorehabilitation Engineering
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 1387d.farina Website

 
 
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Location

 

RSM 4.15Royal School of MinesSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Salminger:2019:10.1126/scirobotics.aaw6306,
author = {Salminger, S and Sturma, A and Hofer, C and Evangelista, M and Perrin, M and Bergmeister, KD and Roche, AD and Hasenoehrl, T and Dietl, H and Farina, D and Aszmann, C},
doi = {10.1126/scirobotics.aaw6306},
journal = {Science Robotics},
pages = {1--9},
title = {Long-term implant of intramuscular sensors and nerve transfers for wireless control of robotic arms in above-elbow amputees},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.aaw6306},
volume = {4},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) amplifies the electrical activity of nerves at the stump of amputees by redirecting them in remnant muscles above the amputation. The electrical activity of the reinnervated muscles can be used to extract natural control signals. Nonetheless, current control systems, mainly based on noninvasive muscle recordings, fail to provide accurate and reliable control over time. This is one of the major reasons for prosthetic abandonment. This prospective interventional study includes three unilateral above-elbow amputees and reports the long-term (2.5 years) implant of wireless myoelectric sensors in the reinnervation sites after TMR and their use for control of robotic arms in daily life. It therefore demonstrates the clinical viability of chronically implanted myoelectric interfaces that amplify nerve activity through TMR. The patients showed substantial functional improvements using the implanted system compared with control based on surface electrodes. The combination of TMR and chronically implanted sensors may drastically improve robotic limb replacement in above-elbow amputees.
AU  - Salminger,S
AU  - Sturma,A
AU  - Hofer,C
AU  - Evangelista,M
AU  - Perrin,M
AU  - Bergmeister,KD
AU  - Roche,AD
AU  - Hasenoehrl,T
AU  - Dietl,H
AU  - Farina,D
AU  - Aszmann,C
DO  - 10.1126/scirobotics.aaw6306
EP  - 9
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 2470-9476
SP  - 1
TI  - Long-term implant of intramuscular sensors and nerve transfers for wireless control of robotic arms in above-elbow amputees
T2  - Science Robotics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.aaw6306
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000481467700001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/32/eaaw6306
VL  - 4
ER  -
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