The U-Cuff Stabilizer device offers a permanent or temporary solution as an effective eating utensil holder for individuals with below elbow amputations.
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Peel Heel: An Easy Solution to Don Shoes Independently for Older Adults with Hand Impairment (University of Toronto)
Peel Heel shoe was designed to provide older adults (65+), who are experiencing a decline in hand function and visual impairments, a fast and easy way to don their shoes independently.
68-Peel Heel: An Easy Solution to Don Shoes Independently for Older Adults with Hand Impairment (University of Toronto)
Peel Heel shoe was designed to provide older adults (65+), who are experiencing a decline in hand function and visual impairments, a fast and easy way to don their shoes independently.
Ice Climbing Tool Mimicking Wrist Flexion (Colorado School of Mines and Colorado State University)
We are designing an adaptation to the Grivel Lil’ Monster ice tool for individuals with upper extremity amputations to use when technical ice climbing.
EnlighteNest Activity Box [United States Air Force Academy]
Suzanne Baltar, Christian Gann, Ryan Good, Payden McBee, Jessica Steuber Abstract Public school systems, therapists, and parents are struggling to serve children with severe disabilities and conditions such as cerebral palsy. We have developed an activity box that will allow for multiple sensors that measure a student’s interaction with their environment. These sensors will activate […]
Prosthesis System for Thumb Amputees (The University of Denver)
The purpose of this project is to design an implantable thumb prosthesis that acts as an opposable digit and restores a patient’s ability to perform a variety of daily activities.
Skin-Stretch Proprioceptive Feedback for a Prosthetic Hand (Rice University)
Mike Schubert, Holly Liang, Caitlin Makatura, Bryan Solomon, Julie Walker Abstract Although recent improvements in prosthetic technology allow a user to control an upper limb prosthesis with some dexterity, a method for receiving proprioceptive feedback (the feeling of body position) has not yet been implemented in commercial hardware. The user must rely on visual feedback […]
Early Mobility Walker (Clemson)
Sarah Roberts, Robert Fields, Casey Shumberger, Alexis Bertram ABSTRACT Mobilizing intensive care unit patients has been shown to improve their health outcomes by shortening their healing time and length of hospital stay. However, getting these critically ill patients up and moving can be a challenge. Through our work with ICU staff from the Medical University […]
Skipper's Chair (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Jeffery Flowerday, Richard Dzionara-Norsen, Jonathan Nguyen, Kassandra Schlott ABSTRACT To those who are able bodied, sailing is often seen as a sport that people with disabilities cannot participate in. However, all over the world people are sailing not only for fun, but also for competition. This task continues to be difficult, especially with people who […]
Una-Crutch (Rochester Institute of Technology)
Kyra Wilson-Houck, Ana Allen, Joanna Dzionara-Norsen, Dan Sawicki, Beverly Liriano ABSTRACT The purpose of this project is to redesign the handles of a standard axilla crutch to feature a connection mechanism which is easy for users with lower extremity injuries to control. The Una-Crutch is a device that is added onto the standard axilla […]