ArticleMedical & biological engineering & computing2018
Vib-bracelet: a passive absorber for attenuating forearm tremor.
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- Movement Disorders and Smart Wrist Devices: A Comprehensive Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Tremor-Suppression Orthoses for the Upper Limb: Current Developments and Future Challenges.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- [Design and analysis of human arm pathological tremor simulation system].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025Article
- Designs of Upper Limb Tremor Suppression Orthoses: Efficacy and Wearer's Comfort.Journal of medical devices · 2025Review
- A Wearable Vibratory Device (The Emma Watch) to Address Action Tremor in Parkinson Disease: Pilot Feasibility Study.JMIR biomedical engineering · 2023Article
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Tremor in Parkinson's Disease Using Mechanical Devices.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Therapeutic Devices for Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease: Current Progress and a Systematic Review of Recent Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Review
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- Design of a lightweight passive orthosis for tremor suppression.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Design of a noninvasive and smart hand tremor attenuation system with active control: a simulation study.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2018Article
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Abstract
Tremor is a rhythmic, involuntary, oscillatory movement of a limb produced by alternating contractions of reciprocally innervated muscles. More than 4% of the population over 40 years old suffer from tremor. There is no cure for most tremors, and while psychological therapy is sometimes helpful, tremors are usually treated with either medication or invasive surgery including thalamotomy and deep brain stimulation. Both medications and surgery may have adverse effects, and thus, there is a growing interest in developing non-invasive vibration attenuation devices. This paper presents a passive absorber device for attenuating pronation/supination tremor, dubbed Vib-bracelet. It is based on the principles of dynamic vibration absorption and is tuned to the frequency of the tremor. Prototypes were manufactured and tested on a mechanical model of the human forearm. Simulations and experiments demonstrate the efficiency of the device in attenuating vibrations in the range of 4-6 Hz, which is the range of frequency of observed tremor, with maximum amplitude attenuation of 85%.
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