Development Assistance Devices

Muscle Suit for Caregiving (Kikuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd.)

  • Transfer Assistance (Wearable)
  • Commercialized (Available)

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Muscle Suit for Caregivers

・By utilizing compressed air-powered artificial muscles, it enables lightweight, high-output performance, supporting tasks that place significant strain on caregivers' backs, such as transferring patients between beds and bathtubs during home bathing assistance.

・Equipped with a compressed air tank and free from external connection cables, the wearer can move freely.

・The interface incorporates a switch activated by the wearer's breathing, allowing the wearer to use both hands freely.

Name of robotic care equipment Muscle Suit for Care
Company Name Kikuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Kikuchi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. / Tokyo University of Science / Asahi San Clean Co., Ltd.)
http://www.kikuchiseisakusho.co.jp/
Key Field Name Transfer Assistance Device (Wearable)
Intended Users Assumes able-bodied individuals who have undergone usage training
Intended Use Environment Transfer operations between bed and bathtub during bathing assistance
Release Date 2015
Inquiry Department Product Development Sales Department
Contact Person Akihiro Saito
Contact Phone Number 042-650-5065
FAX 042-650-5070
Email Address akihiro.saito@kikuchiseisakusho.co.jp