Yikang A6-2

Upper limb recovery is the part of stroke rehabilitation with the widest gap between need and delivered dose. A substantial proportion of stroke survivors are left with arm impairment, and the repetition counts associated with motor recovery in the literature sit far above what hands-on therapy time delivers. Robotic upper limb platforms exist to close part of that gap, and both the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke and NICE guidance point towards intensive, repetitive, task-oriented practice.

In UK acute and inpatient stroke services, the A6-2 fits the caseload where the arm is dense or minimally active and task practice has nothing to build on yet. Inpatient neurorehabilitation units and specialist services reporting through UKROC use platforms of this type to sustain arm dose alongside therapist-led sessions. Because the unit is mobile, it can be worked in a therapy gym, taken to a treatment bay, or brought to a patient who cannot easily be moved.

Occupational therapists registered with HCPC, and working to Royal College of Occupational Therapists standards, are often the lead profession for upper limb and daily-living work, and prescription mode — reaching, grooming, drinking — sits naturally in that scope. Physiotherapists working to Chartered Society of Physiotherapy standards lead on shoulder integrity, tone, and proximal control. Both professions share the device in practice, which makes agreed protocols for shoulder limits and trajectory setting a prerequisite.

Community and independent neuro-rehabilitation providers, including case-managed placements funded through litigation settlements, apply the same equipment to chronic-phase maintenance of range and function. CQC-registered providers should record the device in their equipment inventory, maintenance schedule, and competency framework, and define who is authorised to set trajectories.

Therapy that starts before voluntary movement does

Passive mode carries the arm through a full movement path without the patient initiating anything. That brings the most impaired arms — the ones usually deferred until something returns — into structured movement work from the earliest stage.

One platform across the whole recovery arc

Passive, active-assisted, active, and prescription modes sit in a single device, so a patient progresses from full dependency to free three-dimensional movement without switching equipment mid-pathway. That protects continuity of the recorded data as well as of the therapy.

The clinician's own movement, repeated at volume

Trajectory learning captures the exact path, range, and speed a therapist demonstrates, then reproduces it. The clinical reasoning stays with the clinician, and the repetition burden moves to the machine — the right division of labour when dose is the limiting factor.

Effort registered, not just permitted.

In active-assisted mode, the patient can push the robot faster or hold it back, so their contribution changes what the device does. That distinction matters clinically — it turns a tolerated movement into a participated one, and gives the therapist immediate feedback on emerging voluntary activity.

Practice shaped like real tasks

Prescription mode trains the movements daily life requires, such as reaching to the head or bringing a cup to the mouth. Task-oriented practice is a recognised principle in upper limb rehabilitation, and framing repetitions as recognisable actions connects the session to what the patient wants back.

Assessment produced by the session

Joint activity evaluation, saved results, and recorded trajectories mean measurement is a by-product of treatment rather than a separate demand on slot time. Printable results give the multidisciplinary team something concrete to review.

The machine goes to the patient.

A castor base with a pull handle means the platform moves to wherever the patient is, instead of the patient being transported to a fixed installation. For acute wards and services where transfers cost therapy time, that changes how many sessions actually happen.

Attention held through scene interaction

Game-based tasks and situational feedback give the patient something to respond to during long repetitive sets. Engagement predicts participation, and for patients with cognitive or attentional difficulty after brain injury, a structured on-screen task gives the therapist a practical handle on it.

Straightforward B2B ordering

Medigear.uk lists the Yikang A6-2 for UK business buyers and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, staff familiarisation, and service cover alongside the order. Regulatory documentation, specifications, and warranty terms come directly from the seller, so procurement takes its assurances from the party that holds them.

Multi-dimensional powered arm

The robotic arm delivers passive, active, and combined active-passive motion across multiple dimensions, driven by the manufacturer's upper limb movement model and algorithm.

Passive training mode

The device carries the limb through the complete movement path with no initiation required from the patient.

Active-assisted mode

The robot drives the arm along the therapist's set path while responding to the patient accelerating or decelerating it, so patient effort alters the movement.

Active free mode

Once voluntary control allows, the arm moves freely in three-dimensional space against a targeted task selected by the therapist.

Prescription training mode

Daily-living movement patterns such as grooming and drinking are trained as repeatable sequences.

Trajectory learning and playback

Any movement path demonstrated by the therapist is recorded and can then be driven by the robotic arm exactly as set.

Joint activity evaluation

Joint movement is assessed within the training workflow, giving a session record of the range achieved.

Evaluation data storage and printing

Results are saved for later review and can be printed for notes, multidisciplinary review, or funding documentation.

Trajectory and speed recording

Preset movement trajectories and running speeds are recorded alongside evaluation data.

Scene interaction and task feedback

Situational scenes and game-based tasks present the training session on screen with feedback during the exercise.

Height-adjustable column

The arm mounts on an adjustable column, setting working height to the seated patient rather than requiring the patient to adapt to the machine.

Forearm and hand support

The end-effector supports the forearm and hand, holding the limb securely for patients with no independent grip or arm control.

Trunk harness

A harness across the trunk limits compensatory movement through the torso, so recorded range reflects arm movement rather than body lean.

Mobile castor base with pull handle

The full assembly travels on castors with a pull handle, allowing relocation between therapy areas and to the bedside.

Therapist display and console

A mounted screen and console carry mode selection, parameter setting, trajectory management, and evaluation review.

The Yikang A6-2 Upper Limb Training & Evaluation System addresses the hardest problem in arm rehabilitation: delivering enough repetition to a limb that cannot yet move itself. Passive, active-assisted, active, and prescription modes cover the recovery arc in one platform; trajectory learning turns a therapist's clinical judgement into movement the machine can repeat throughout the session; and joint evaluation with saved, printable results means measurement falls out of the treatment rather than competing with it. A mobile castor base takes it to the patient. It suits acute stroke units, inpatient neurorehabilitation wards, occupational therapy and physiotherapy services, and independent neuro-rehabilitation providers.

Medigear.uk lists the Yikang A6-2 for UK business buyers and can arrange delivery, installation, commissioning, staff familiarisation, and service cover. Enquire for a written quotation, configuration options, chair and harness specification, software and data terms, warranty, or a site survey ahead of delivery — all issued by the seller.