Design and selected application of an electronic touch-sensitive switch for motor-impaired patients. Suggestion from the field.
This relatively inexpensive device has been helpful not only for wheelchair-bound patients, such as individuals with spinal cord injuries, but also for other persons with minimal motor strength and control. In this case study, a patient with no control over conventional light fixtures could use the touch-sensitive relay and control all light fixtures.
D000328:Adult; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012656:Self-Help Devices