Title :
Development of a mouth-mouse for quadriplegics
Author :
Kingma, Y.Jack ; Sabourin, Paul J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
A rehabilitation device that is actuated by tongue and biting actions is presented. The device performs the usual functions of a computer mouse and facilitates control of a computer by severely handicapped individuals. A prototype system has functioned satisfactorily. The mouth piece needs to be customized to the individual patient
Keywords :
handicapped aids; mouse controllers (computers); biting actions; computer mouse; individually customised device; mouth-mouse; quadriplegics; rehabilitation device; severely handicapped individuals; tongue actions; Coils; Detectors; Electronic circuits; Lifting equipment; Logic circuits; Mice; Mouth; Switches; Tongue; Transformers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96317
