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Augmented Reality (AR) Hand Trainer for Stroke

Award Number: 90BISB0030
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH
OPDIV: ACL
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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Augmented Reality (AR) Hand Trainer for Stroke - Our goal of this project is to expand access to motor rehabilitation across a diverse cohort of individuals with mild/moderate upper-limb impairment through a portable low-cost AR headset that guides hand grasp and dexterous movements in activities of daily living, using no additional camera or body-worn devices. Our objectives are: 1) to expand the exercise modalities from Phase I to present virtual targets (holograms) superimposed in the user’s field-of-view on real-world targets using a low-cost AR headset; 2) develop a clinician dashboard to enable a therapist to configure the device to the patients capabilities and track performance outcomes; and 3) demonstrate usability, acceptance, performance compliance, safety, and perceived value in a clinical population of post-acute stroke survivors. Our outcomes include: 1) a more affordable system; 2) clinical-grade measures of range-of-motion and timing; 2) real-time operability; 3) high completion rate of tasks; and 4) positive usability and acceptance amongst stroke survivors through questionnaires, stakeholder interviews, and focus group discussions to inform commercialization. Our product will provide rehabilitation therapists and individuals with upper limb motor disability an effective tool for retraining hand and upper limb function in the clinic or home. Our Phase II development includes a significant effort to increase the accessibility of our technology by leveraging commercially available AR/VR headsets more affordably priced, thereby breaking socioeconomic barriers to healthcare for traditionally underrepresented populations. Through these efforts we aim to equip rehabilitation specialists with an innovative yet intuitive technology that can be tailored to the diverse needs of individuals with upper-limb motor disability to increase functional independence and improve their quality of life.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $285,192 )
2024	2024	ALTEC, INC	23 STRATHMORE RD STE 2	NATICK	MA	01760	MIDDLESEX	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	5/2/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$285,192
2024	2023	ALTEC, INC	23 STRATHMORE RD STE 2	NATICK	MA	01760	MIDDLESEX	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	2	5/2/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $285,192

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $285,192 )
2023	2023	ALTEC INC	23 STRATHMORE RD	NATICK	MA	01760	MIDDLESEX	USA	ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research	00	1	5/24/2023	NEW	$285,192
														Subtotal = $285,192

Grand Total All Awards = $570,384

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Augmented Reality (AR) Hand Trainer for Stroke

Award Number: 90BISB0030

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY, INDEPENDENT LIVING, AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH

OPDIV: ACL

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: OTHER

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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