4. Background on Arthrogryposis
● Arthrogryposis is a genetic condition that causes congenital joint contractures
● A large majority, 84%, have every joint affected by the condition
● Impacts 750,000 people in the US alone
● Performing even minor tasks can be a major undertaking and require assistive devices
5. Why Compact Dressing?
● Dressing can be a big hardship for people with arthrogryposis
● Not many assistive devices available on the market for dressing
● Available tools often aren't built to:
○ Range of motion
○ Gripping abilities of patients
● Open source solutions unavailable
● Not being able to dress oneself can be very detrimental to patient's mental health
13. Change of Direction
User Interview with arthrogryposis patient at Shriner’s Hospital for Children:
● 7 year old
● Limited motion in elbows and hands
● Possible horizontal motion along the waist
● Difficulty with buttons and zippers on pants
● Currently has device made by OT to put on buttons but has difficulty in the final
step of putting the button through
14. How can we help our 7-seven-old patient have an easier
time buttoning his pants?
17. User Manual
1. Loop Part A of the device around itself through the buttonhole
2. Push Part B of the device through the buttonhole and hook onto the button
3. Tighten the hook around the button and twist Part B until the buttonhole opens
4. Pull Part A and and Part B away from each other until the button goes through the
buttonhole
5. Remove Part A by undoing the loop and Part B by pushing the other way
