Customized Assistive Devices for People with Spinal Cord Injuries
From: Product Design & Development - 10/25/2011

The first active orthosis prototype, developed at the Universitat Politècnica
de Catalunya (UPC) (Spain), assists muscles affected by incomplete spinal
cord injury. 

The aim of the project is to design customised assistive devices for each
individual case of spinal cord injury. Customisation will improve patient
autonomy and facilitate adaptation to the device. It is hoped that the
orthosis will improve quality of life for users, save money, and cut the time
it takes to acquire the final product. 

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Links:
UPC
http://www.upc.com/

Department of Mechanical Engineering (Spanish)
http://em.upc.edu/

Biomedical Engineering Research Centre
http://www.creb.upc.es/en

UPC team designs customised assistive devices for people with spinal cord injuries 
http://www.upc.edu/saladepremsa/al-dia/mes-noticies/upc-team-designs-customised-assistive-devices-for-people-with-spinal-cord-injuries?set_language=en