We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the potential and feasibility of back-support exoskeletons to help the caregivers in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the University Hospital of Nancy (France) executing Prone Positioning (PP) maneuvers on patients suffering from severe COVID-19-related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. After comparing four commercial exoskeletons, the Laevo passive exoskeleton was selected and used in the ICU in April 2020. The first volunteers using the Laevo reported very positive feedback and reduction of effort, confirmed by EMG and ECG analysis. Laevo has been since used to physically assist during PP in the ICU of the Hospital of Nancy, following the recrudescence of COVID-19, with an overall positive feedback.

翻译：我们进行了一项试点研究,以评估后援外科手术的潜力和可行性,以帮助南希大学医院(法国)强化护理股的护理人员对患有严重COVID-19急性呼吸困难综合症的病人实施Prone定位(PP)手术,在对四种商用外科手术综合症进行对比之后,2020年4月选择了Laevo被动外科手术,并在伊斯兰法院法院中使用,第一批使用Laevo的志愿人员报告说,经过环境管理小组和ECG分析证实,他们收到了非常积极的反馈,减少了工作。