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Development of a Statically Balanced Arm Support: ARMON. Just L. Herder, TU Delft, BioMechanical Engineering, The Netherlands. For people with neuromuscular diseases or general weakness or overloading Passive gravity balancing using springs, electrical adjustment of balancer by user
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Development of a Statically Balanced Arm Support: ARMON Just L. Herder, TU Delft, BioMechanical Engineering, The Netherlands • For people with neuromuscular diseases or general weakness or overloading • Passive gravity balancing using springs, electrical adjustment of balancer by user • High balancing quality and low friction • Single fitting that can be donned and doffed by the user, user’s shoulder free to move • Fixed arm rest maintained for trunk stability, inconspicuous appearance Prototype of ARMON ThA01.4