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NIOSH evaluation of the Laevo V2.5 passive back-support exoskeleton in a healthcare context: 8 participants performed four in-bed patient-handling tasks with and without the device. Measured outcomes include trunk and hip angles, low-back muscle activity (EMG), and heart rate.

Details

Subjects

n = 8 · 3F / 5M

Setting

Laboratory (controlled or simulated)

Protocol / load

Four in-bed patient-care tasks: sit-to-lie, repositioning toward the caregiver, and two turning variations

Equipment

Laevo V2.5 passive back-support exoskeleton; low-back EMG, optical motion capture for trunk/hip angles, heart-rate monitor

License

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Keywords

exoskeleton, back, patient-handling, healthcare, laevo

Added to catalog

2026-08-07

Exoskeleton

Record type

Device evaluation

Device(s)

Laevo V2.5

Body region

Back

Actuation

Passive

Study design

With vs. without the exoskeleton, four in-bed patient-handling tasks

Outcomes

Muscle activity (EMG), Kinematics, Cardiovascular

This record is part of the exoskeleton collection.

Cite

Cite the dataset as its authors request (check the source page for an official citation); this BibTeX is a convenience starting point.

@misc{niosh-laevo-patient-handling,
  author = {{National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)}},
  title  = {{NIOSH: Passive Back-Support Exoskeleton During In-Bed Patient Handling}},
  year   = {2024},
  doi    = {10.26616/NIOSHRD-1092-2024-0},
  url    = {https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208455},
}