Foskea Bos
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About
Foskea Bos is a leading researcher in assistive rehabilitation technology, with a primary focus on wearable soft-robotic gloves designed to restore hand function in individuals with impaired grip strength. Her work bridges the gap between assistive devices and therapeutic intervention, investigating how home-based use of these gloves can simultaneously support daily activities and serve as functional training for the unsupported hand. Bos’s major contributions include the design and clinical evaluation of a soft-robotic glove that provides “assist-as-needed” grip support, a concept she has validated through a series of clinical studies. Her most cited paper (2024, 15 citations) demonstrates significant therapy effects on hand function after home use, while her protocol for the multicenter iHand trial (2022, 10 citations) establishes a rigorous framework for assessing the glove’s therapeutic impact across diverse patient populations. Through interim results from ongoing studies (2021–2022), Bos has shown that six weeks of glove-assisted activity can lead to measurable improvements in hand strength and function, even without the device. Her work is notable for its direct translation from engineering to bedside, offering a scalable, home-based solution for people with hand weakness due to injury or disease.
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