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Long-term Care Tech Portal
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- What is Long-term Care Tech?
- List of Devices and Systems Supported by AMED / the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for Development Assistance, by Field
- Wearable transfer aids
Definition of priority areas
(items for development)
Wearable transfer aids
Among wearable type devices that perform power assistance for caregivers using a robot technology, those with the following features are subject to intensive development as a wearable type lifting aid device.
Definitions
- A caregiver wears the device to alleviate a burden on his/her waist at the time of lifting aids.
- Detachable/attachable by a caregiver alone.
- Applicable to lifting between a bed, wheelchair and toilet bowl.
Wearable transfer aids
| Product / Projects Adopted | Company name | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lumbar Assistance Suit Equipped with "Pneumuscle," a Pneumatic Artificial Muscle "Assist Lumbar"
Lumbar Assistance Suit Equipped with "Pneumuscle," a Pneumatic Artificial Muscle "Assist Lumbar"
|
Koganei Corporation |
Launched
|
|
Muscle Suit GS-BACK®
Muscle Suit GS-BACK®
|
INNOPHYS Co.,Ltd. |
Launched
|
|
Portable backpack type lifting aid equipment
Portable backpack type lifting aid equipment
|
TOSHIBA CORPORATION |
Development
Discontinued |
|
HAL for Care Support (Lumbar Type)
HAL for Care Support (Lumbar Type)
|
CYBERDYNE,Inc. |
Launched
|
|
Muscle Suit for Nursing Care
Muscle Suit for Nursing Care
|
Kikuchi Seisakusho Co., Ltd. |
Launched
|
|
Power Assist Suit (Waist Support)
Power Assist Suit (Waist Support)
|
Japan Art Co., Ltd., LLP Atom Project, Sagami Robot Industry Agency |
Under
Development |
|
Development of Enhance-able Simple Power Assisting Suit: "Smart Suit EX"
Development of Enhance-able Simple Power Assisting Suit: "Smart Suit EX"
|
Smart Support Technologies, Inc |
Under
Development |
Wearable transfer aids
| Product / Projects Adopted |
|---|
|
Muscle Suit GS-BACK®
Launched
|
|
Portable backpack type lifting aid equipment
Development
Discontinued |
|
HAL for Care Support (Lumbar Type)
Launched
|
|
Muscle Suit for Nursing Care
Launched
|
|
Power Assist Suit (Waist Support)
Under
Development
Power Assist Suit (Waist Support)
Company name Japan Art Co., Ltd., LLP Atom Project, Sagami Robot Industry Agency |
|
Development of Enhance-able Simple Power Assisting Suit: "Smart Suit EX"
Under
Development
Development of Enhance-able Simple Power Assisting Suit: "Smart Suit EX"
Company name Smart Support Technologies, Inc |