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drylin® linear systems and iglide® plain bearings provide a self-lubricating exoskeleton for stroke patients. Many stroke patients worldwide suffer from hemiplegia (half-side paralysis). Exoskeletons such as Harmony from Harmonic Bionics can help rebuild the nerve tracts in arms and shoulders. In order to quickly adapt the robot-supported system to different body sizes in physiotherapy, the developers rely on the lightweight, self-lubricating and maintenance-free plain bearing technology from igus®.
Rail guides of the drylin® series T and drylin® R round shaft guide allows easy adjustment of the system to the patient's body size, arm length and shoulder width. Due to the absence of external lubricants, the bearings are
