sip-and-puff
Inhale-exhale input device
Sip-and-puff refers to a type of assistive technology that allows people with limited mobility to control devices by inhaling (sipping) or exhaling (puffing) into a tube.
The breath pressure triggers switches that can operate wheelchairs, computers, or other equipment: He navigates his wheelchair using a sip-and-puff controller.
The technology serves people with spinal cord injuries, ALS, or other conditions affecting limb function.
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- joystickTilting lever for control
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- controllerDevice directing a system
- mobilityCapacity for movement
quadriplegia · paralysis · adaptive · pneumatic · accessibility · independence · tube · straw
Paralysis affecting all limbs
- ALSMotor neuron disease
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
training · therapist · insurance · Medicare · neuromuscular · ventilator · tracheostomy · C4
Point of beginning
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- latchingSecuring with a catch
- momentaryLasting very briefly
proportional · digital · signal · activation · mounting · gooseneck · positioning · hygiene
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- joystickTilting lever for control
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- controllerDevice directing a system
mobility · quadriplegia · paralysis · adaptive · pneumatic · accessibility · independence · tube · straw · mouthpiece
tetraplegia
Paralysis affecting all limbs
- ALSMotor neuron disease
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
evaluation · training · therapist · insurance · Medicare · neuromuscular · ventilator · tracheostomy · C4
threshold
Point of beginning
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- latchingSecuring with a catch
momentary · proportional · digital · signal · activation · mounting · gooseneck · positioning · hygiene · cleaning