A Pen for People with Parkinson's Disease

British design group Dopa Solutions has created the ARC pen, a writing implement specifically intended for sufferers of Parkinson's disease who have motor control difficulties that affect their handwriting. The ARC pen uses high-frequency vibration motors to facilitate larger and clearer handwriting, and in an initial trial of 14 people with micrographia it was found to improve writing in 86 percent of cases. The motors inside the ARC stimulate the muscles in the hand, reducing the effort that is required to move the pen across paper.

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