Abstract
Older adults are often bedridden as a consequence of acute disease that leads to hospitalization. Immobilization in a bed for a long period can affect negatively the function of many body systems, especially when talking about skeletal muscle. Lower limbs are strongly affected which will difficult the achievement of independence and will slow down the discharge moment. This study aims to identify the current patents of medical devices that allow for physical rehabilitation of bedridden patients, particularly of upper and lower limbs. Also, the scope of this patent review is to describe the key characteristics and features of the identified devices. A patent review was conducted between May 2019 and July 2019, identifying 39 devices for physical rehabilitation of bedridden patients. The majority of the devices are designed for lower or lower/upper limbs rehabilitation, which allows for early prevention or even reversion of main immobilization complications like physical disability. Modularity, flexibility, and automation are important features of the developed mechatronic solutions and seem to be able to enrich and promote a more efficient rehabilitation program in hospitals and nursing homes.
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The authors would like to acknowledge the support provided by the Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E), hosted by the Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC).
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Bernardes, R.A. et al. (2020). Innovative Devices for Bedridden Older Adults Upper and Lower Limb Rehabilitation: Key Characteristics and Features. In: García-Alonso, J., Fonseca, C. (eds) Gerontechnology. IWoG 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1185. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41494-8_3
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