HAND PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND COUNTERMEASURE DEVICE

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 17088

Amount: $49,650.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1991

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Loredan Biomedical Inc

1632 Da Vinci Ct

Davis, CA 95617

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

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Business Contact

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Research Institution

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Abstract

THE FIRM WILL DESIGN A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PROTOTYPE SYSTEM OF A HAND MUSCULOSKELETAL PROTOTYPE SYSTEM (HMS). THE HMS WILL BE ABLE TO ASSESS AND MAINTAIN THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE HAND. A COMPUTERIZED, COMPREHENSIVE MENU OF EXERCISEMODALITIES WILL BE DESIGNED THAT WILL ALLOW THE HMS SPECIFICALLY TO EMULATE SELECTED JOB TASKS, AS WELL AS GENERIC SKILLED MOVEMENTS. THE PLANNED APPROACH TO GENERIC HAND MOVEMENTS WILL CONSTITUTE A NEW AND INNOVATIVE HAND-EYEAND MECHANO-SENSORY-RECEPTOR-BASED COORDINATED ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING TOOL. THIS THEORY WILL BE PROVED IN PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FASHION USING EXISTING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OF THE COMPANY AS WELL AS MECHANICAL PROTOTYPE DESIGN THAT HAS THE HAND-GRASP MOTION TRANSLATED INTO A ROTATIONAL-RESISTANCE MECHANISM, AND CONTROL SOFTWARE THAT EVALUATES AND TRAINS GENERIC AND JOB-TASK MOVEMENTS OF THE HAND. PHASE II WOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE FABRICATION OF A FLIGHT PROTOTYPE FOR CONCEPTUAL EVALUATION OF A PLANNED SHUTTLE/SPACE STATION HEALTHCARE DEVICE. THE FIRM WILL DESIGN A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT PROTOTYPE SYSTEM OF A HAND MUSCULOSKELETAL PROTOTYPE SYSTEM (HMS). THE HMS WILL BE ABLE TO ASSESS AND MAINTAIN THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE HAND. A COMPUTERIZED, COMPREHENSIVE MENU OF EXERCISEMODALITIES WILL BE DESIGNED THAT WILL ALLOW THE HMS SPECIFICALLY TO EMULATE SELECTED JOB TASKS, AS WELL AS GENERIC SKILLED MOVEMENTS. THE PLANNED APPROACH TO GENERIC HAND MOVEMENTS WILL CONSTITUTE A NEW AND INNOVATIVE HAND-EYEAND MECHANO-SENSORY-RECEPTOR-BASED COORDINATED ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING TOOL. THIS THEORY WILL BE PROVED IN PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FASHION USING EXISTING COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS OF THE COMPANY AS WELL AS MECHANICAL PROTOTYPE DESIGN THAT HAS THE HAND-GRASP MOTION TRANSLATED INTO A ROTATIONAL-RESISTANCE MECHANISM, AND CONTROL SOFTWARE THAT EVALUATES AND TRAINS GENERIC AND JOB-TASK MOVEMENTS OF THE HAND. PHASE II WOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE FABRICATION OF A FLIGHT PROTOTYPE FOR CONCEPTUAL EVALUATION OF A PLANNED SHUTTLE/SPACE STATION HEALTHCARE DEVICE.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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HAND PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND COUNTERMEASURE DEVICE