User Involvement During the Development of the T-GRIP Thumb Exoskeleton

Anke I.R. Kottink; Claudia J.W. Haarman; Pardis Farjam; Gabriëlle J.M. Tuijthof; Ellen M. Maas; Reinout O. van Vliet; Johan S. Rietman; Erik C. Prinsen

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_15

User Involvement During the Development of the T-GRIP Thumb Exoskeleton

Anke I.R. Kottink^*
, Claudia J.W. Haarman
, Pardis Farjam
, Gabriëlle J.M. Tuijthof
, Ellen M. Maas
, Reinout O. van Vliet
, Johan S. Rietman
, Erik C. Prinsen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

T-GRIP is an innovative robotic hand exoskeleton that supports the lateral pinch grip by actuating the thumb flexion and extension. To gain insight into the user requirements to further develop the T-GRIP prototype, focus groups with potential end users, consisting of patients and healthcare professionals were conducted. Findings gave insight into problems participants encounter in daily live, assistance that is needed, preferences regarding the development of the hardware and control of T-GRIP and valuable information to develop the business case model. Human centered design empowers potential end users to have a substantial role in the product design. Focus groups are an impactful qualitative method to discover what users expect from a device.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain
Editors	Jose L. Pons, Jesus Tornero, Metin Akay
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	73-76
Number of pages	4
Volume	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-77588-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-77587-1, 978-3-031-77590-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_15
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	6th International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, ICNR 2024 - Centro de Congresos y Convenciones Guardia de Corps, La Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain Duration: 5 Nov 2024 → 8 Nov 2024 Conference number: 6 https://2024.icneurorehab.org

Publication series

Name	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Publisher	Springer
Volume	31
ISSN (Print)	2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-3570

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, ICNR 2024
Abbreviated title	ICNR 2024
Country/Territory	Spain
City	La Granja de San Ildefonso
Period	5/11/24 → 8/11/24
Internet address	https://2024.icneurorehab.org

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Kottink, A. I. R., Haarman, C. J. W., Farjam, P., Tuijthof, G. J. M., Maas, E. M., van Vliet, R. O., Rietman, J. S., & Prinsen, E. C. (2025). User Involvement During the Development of the T-GRIP Thumb Exoskeleton. In J. L. Pons, J. Tornero, & M. Akay (Eds.), Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain (Vol. 1, pp. 73-76). (Biosystems and Biorobotics; Vol. 31). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_15

Kottink, Anke I.R. ; Haarman, Claudia J.W. ; Farjam, Pardis et al. / User Involvement During the Development of the T-GRIP Thumb Exoskeleton. Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain. editor / Jose L. Pons ; Jesus Tornero ; Metin Akay. Vol. 1 Cham : Springer, 2025. pp. 73-76 (Biosystems and Biorobotics).

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Kottink, AIR , Haarman, CJW, Farjam, P, Tuijthof, GJM, Maas, EM, van Vliet, RO, Rietman, JS & Prinsen, EC 2025, User Involvement During the Development of the T-GRIP Thumb Exoskeleton. in JL Pons, J Tornero & M Akay (eds), Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain. vol. 1, Biosystems and Biorobotics, vol. 31, Springer, Cham, pp. 73-76, 6th International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, ICNR 2024, La Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain, 5/11/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_15

User Involvement During the Development of the T-GRIP Thumb Exoskeleton. / Kottink, Anke I.R.; Haarman, Claudia J.W.; Farjam, Pardis et al.
Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain. ed. / Jose L. Pons; Jesus Tornero; Metin Akay. Vol. 1 Cham: Springer, 2025. p. 73-76 (Biosystems and Biorobotics; Vol. 31).

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Kottink AIR , Haarman CJW, Farjam P, Tuijthof GJM, Maas EM, van Vliet RO et al. User Involvement During the Development of the T-GRIP Thumb Exoskeleton. In Pons JL, Tornero J, Akay M, editors, Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation V: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR 2024), November 5–8, 2024, La Granja, Spain. Vol. 1. Cham: Springer. 2025. p. 73-76. (Biosystems and Biorobotics). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-77588-8_15

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