Description du projet
Numériser l’ajustement personnalisé des orthèses grâce à un dispositif d’électronique molle
Les dispositifs orthétiques (du grec «orthos», qui signifie droit) sont utilisés pour corriger les anomalies du système musculo-squelettique humain. Elles prennent en charge toutes sortes d’affections, notamment l’infirmité motrice cérébrale, les accidents vasculaires cérébraux, les lésions de la moelle épinière ou du cerveau et la sclérose en plaques. Jusqu’à présent, l’adaptation des orthèses était généralement effectuée manuellement par un technicien qualifié. La PME autrichienne sendance a mis au point une matrice de capteurs fine et extensible qui peut être intégrée de manière transparente à la surface des orthèses afin de fournir des informations numériques précises concernant l’ajustement. Elle s’appuie sur une plateforme cloud de collecte et d’analyse des données. Le projet SoftDesign_Orthotic, financé par l’UE, aidera l’équipe à optimiser la technologie et à préparer sa commercialisation.
Objectif
Custom-made orthotic devices such as orthoses, shoes, insoles, and prosthesis shafts are a central feature of orthotic therapy. It is estimated that 1-2% of the whole population are at some time in need of such an orthotic device, and about 1% of the global healthcare budget is spent on orthotic therapy.
Usually, an orthotic technician still produces these by hand and fits them by feel, visual inspection, and verbal feedback from the patient, if available.
sendance offers a complete solution to manufacturers of custom-made orthotic devices that enables them to digitize their products. The three components of this solution are:
sendance-grid: a thin, conformable and permeable sensor matrix called sendance-grid can be seamlessly integrated in the surface of the orthosis. This groundbreaking solution in the field of stretchable electronics enables for the first time a quantitative analysis of the fit of custom-made orthotic devices.
sendance-cloud: sendance provides an integrated software solution called sendance-cloud for managing and visuaizing the data gathered by the sendance-grids. The data collection in the sendance-cloud is the basis for Big-Data-Analysis that can help to optimize orthotic therapy.
sendance-services: the sendance-services provide assistance to patients, orthotic technicians and orthopedists with warnings and recommendations based on the data in the sendance-cloud.
In the framework of the Women TechEU, the CTO Dr. Yana Vereshchaga with assistance of the COO Dr. Daniela Wirthl will head a project to
- make a valid project plan for the sendance-cloud and sendance-service products
- create mockup demonstrators
- draft a roadmap for medical product regulations
- set up a first implementation of a quality management system according to ISO13485
Additonally, they will improve their business, project management and leadership skills in order to support their move from university science into leading positions in a dynamic start-up environment.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- medical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologyimplants
- engineering and technologymedical engineeringwearable medical technology
Mots‑clés
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.3.2 - European innovation ecosystems Main Programme
Régime de financement
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinateur
4040 LINZ
Autriche
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.