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LIFESCAPES Medical BCI - Neurorehabilitation Device for Hand Paralysis after Stroke or Spinal Cord Injury

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LIFESCAPES Medical BCI

LIFESCAPES Medical BCI

A New Type of Rehabilitation Device that Measures Biosignals from the Head to Maintain, Develop, or Restore Muscle Strength in Fingers and Other Areas

LIFESCAPES Medical BCI is a new type of neurorehabilitation medical device designed for patients with various degrees of hand paralysis. It sensitively detects biosignals from the scalp and activates the robotic orthosis when appropriate motor intention is detected. To help patients perceive that the movement was generated by their own intention, electrical stimulation is applied to the agonist muscle. Each time the patient imagines the correct movement, precise feedback is provided through electrical stimulation and robotic assistance. Repetitive training aims to facilitate effective functional improvement.

Principles of BCI Rehabilitation

Principles of BCI Rehabilitation

Principles of BCI Rehabilitation

A headphone-type electroencephalograph measures the patient's brainwaves when they imagine moving their paralyzed fingers and wirelessly transmits the data to a tablet. When the software in the tablet detects a change in brainwaves during the imagined movement, the robotic orthosis is activated to support the movement of the paralyzed hand. Additionally, to provide feedback that movement has occurred, electrical stimulation is applied to the agonist muscle. This sensation of "my body moved" is fed back to the patient, leading to functional recovery and maintenance.
Changes in finger and upper limb motor function

Changes in finger and upper limb motor function

Motor Function Recovery through BCI training | Muscle response in the target muscles is restored.

Reports from a convalescent rehabilitation hospital that has implemented medical BCI show that patients who underwent BCI training for two weeks (10 days, 40 minutes per day) experienced significant improvement in hand motor function compared to other patients who did not undergo BCI training. 76.9% of severe paralysis patients who received BCI training were able to transition to moderate-level training after their BCI sessions (Takahashi et al., 2025). While previous clinical research using research equipment primarily focused on the chronic phase (Kawakami et al., 2016; Shindo et al., 2011), equivalent or greater effects are expected in stroke hemiplegia cases during the recovery phase.
BCI training included in stroke treatment guidelines

BCI training included in stroke treatment guidelines

Clinical Application | Stroke Treatment Guidelines (2021, Revised 2025)

In the 2023 revision of its stroke treatment guidelines—the first update in six years—the Japan Stroke Society included Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) as an independent item for the first time. BCI was listed in the [Recommendation] section at the beginning of the relevant chapter, with a rating of ‘Recommendation Level C’ and ‘High Quality of Evidence.’ (At the time, the recommendation level was expected to evolve depending on future adoption and validation.) In the subsequent 2025 revision, the recommendation level for BCI-based training was officially upgraded to Level B, reflecting growing clinical uptake and further supporting evidence. A meta-analysis has shown that adding BCI-based training to conventional upper limb rehabilitation results in greater recovery of upper limb function.

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