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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

STIMGRASP: A Home-Based Functional Electrical Stimulator for Grasp Restoration in Daily Activities.

Renato G Barelli, Valter F Avelino, Maria Claudia F Castro

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Multi-Channel Functional Electrical Stimulation to Improve Specificity of Hand Extension.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Renato G BarelliElectrical Engineering Department, Centro Universitário FEI, São Bernardo do Campo 09850-901, SP, Brazil.
Valter F AvelinoElectrical Engineering Department, Centro Universitário FEI, São Bernardo do Campo 09850-901, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1695-1815
Maria Claudia F CastroElectrical Engineering Department, Centro Universitário FEI, São Bernardo do Campo 09850-901, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2751-0014
Centro Universitário FEI · BR

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Finance Code 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thousands of people currently suffer from motor limitations caused by SCI and strokes, which impose personal and social challenges. These individuals may have a satisfactory recovery by applying functional electrical stimulation that enables the artificial restoration of grasping after a muscular conditioning period. This paper presents the STIMGRASP, a home-based functional electrical stimulator to be used as an assistive technology for users with tetraplegia or hemiplegia. The STIMGRASP is a microcontrolled stimulator with eight multiplexed and independent symmetric biphasic constant current output channels with USB and Bluetooth communication. The system generates pulses with frequency, width, and maximum amplitude set at 20 Hz, 300 µs/phase, and 40 mA (load of 1 kΩ), respectively. It is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery of 3100 mAh, allowing more than 10 h of continuous use. The development of this system focused on portability, usability, and wearability, resulting in portable hardware with user-friendly mobile app control and an orthosis with electrodes, allowing the user to carry out muscle activation sequences for four grasp modes to use for achieving daily activities.

Indexed as

Electric Stimulation TherapyElectrodesHand StrengthHemiplegiaHumansQuadriplegiacircuit applicationcircuit designfunctional electrical stimulation (FES)graspinghemiplegiatetraplegia

Identifiers

PMID36616607
PMCPMC9824213
OpenAlexW4313436049

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