The Frog Arm Exoskeleton Glove v0.5

The Frog Arm is an experimental device for people who have some degree of paralysis distal to the elbow. Extending the elbow opens the fingers. This device does nothing to close the fingers, but many hands in paralysis are closed at rest, so they should close again on their own when the user bends the elbow.

I developed this design with a hemispherectomy patient. She had too much spasticity in her fingers for this device to work properly. And because she had reduced pain sensitivity, I decid