Sensor of communication device for serious ALS patients

We developed a communication device to use slight movement for serious disabled. This device is developed mainly for patients suffering from ALS or a cerebral infarction. They often have communication difficulty because of deterioration of muscular functions. A feature of this device is it detects slight movements of user´s finger, eyes or lips. Because of this feature, it is quite easy even for serious patients to use as a communication device. Another feature of this device, an adaptive communication software is incorporated. The software has superior freedom. Users can design the arrangement and size of the button and window on the display as they wants depending on the user´s physical ability. In the field test it is confirmed that the communication device developed in this study is successfully helped the people with disability for increasing their communication ability.