Functional electrical stimulation therapy for restoration of motor function after spinal cord injury and stroke: a review

Table 4 Upper limb function neuroprostheses

Function	Name	Target population	Number of channels	Orthosis use	Surface/implanted/percutaneous	FDA/CE approval	Control interface
Grasping	Systems by Rebersek and Vodovnik [31]	SCI	3		Surface		Accommodates multiple sensors: (e.g., EMG, linear potentiometer, pressure sensors)
	Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation System (NESS) H200 [13]	Stroke, SCI	3	Hinged wrist splint	Surface	FDA	Push button
	Bionic Glove [12]	SCI with active wrist function	3	Fingerless neoprene glove	Surface		Wrist position sensor
	Freehand System [32]	SCI	8		Implanted		Motion sensor mounted on opposite wrist or shoulder
Reaching and grasping	Belgrade reaching-grasping system [33]	SCI	4		Surface		Push button, accelerometer
	The COMPEX Motion Neuroprosthesis for Reaching and Grasping [19]	SCI	4		Surface		Accommodates multiple sensors
	MyndMove [20]	stroke, SCI	8		Surface	FDA

SCI spinal cord injury, EMG electromyography, FDA Federal Drug Administration

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