Hip Protector Saves You When You Slip
From: Medical Design Technology - 02/17/2015

Fractures of the upper femur have major consequences both for the sufferer
and society as a whole. Together with Protex, a company from Ålen, Tore
Christian Storholmen, a researcher and product designer at SINTEF and his
colleagues are now launching a brand new product - the HiP hip protector.

The protector is soft and flexible, and features a sporty design. However, on
impact the material becomes firmer and distributes the pressure over a larger
area. This is due to the use of an advanced polyurethane foam which can
absorb as much as 90 per cent of the impact of a fall.

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Link:
Hip protectors with a sporty look
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-hip-protectors-sporty.html