Cost Effective Personalised Compression Therapy for Chronic Venous Insufficiency with Accurate Pressure Delivery for Comfort and Efficacy of Treatment

Projektinformationen

ISOBAR

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 736205

DOI

10.3030/736205

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 12 Juli 2016

Startdatum 1 August 2016

Enddatum 31 Januar 2017

Finanziert unter

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Nanotechnologies

Gesamtkosten

€ 71 429,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 50 000,00

Koordiniert durch

ADVANCED THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS LTD
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ISOBAR (Cost Effective Personalised Compression Therapy for Chronic Venous Insufficiency with AccuratePressure Delivery for Comfort and Efficacy of Treatment)

Berichtszeitraum: 2016-08-01 bis 2017-01-31

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

The ISOBAR concept is based on a novel approach of compression therapy delivery, which is essential for successful treatment and management of many common circulatory disorders (Chronic venous insufficiency, Lymphoedema and DVT prophylaxis). Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a condition in which the blood, which normally would flow back to the heart from the veins in the lower limbs, does not do so efficiently because the valves in the veins are damaged or absent. It affects up to 50% of the adult population, and it is estimated that 1% of the UK population will suffer from leg ulceration during their lifetime. It is estimated that the annual cost of treatment for CVI in the European Union is €6.5 billion, and in the UK only the annual cost is up to €850 million.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

The ISOBAR technology is currently at TRL 7. After reviewing all of the information available on the vascular healthcare market, we have concluded that the European market, especially UK, France and Italy, will be the main focus for ISOBAR technology commercialization for the next 3 years. We have also evaluated potential partners for the software development (Imfusion GmbH, Germany). In addition, we identified ANR Manufacturing from Buckinghamshire, UK as a partner to assemble scanners from parts specified by ATM. We compiled a business plan, and as part of that, we created a risk analysis to help to form the basis for a Phase 2 application. ATM will therefore proceed with our plans to carry out the development project and submit a Phase 2 application to continue the route to commercialisation.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

The ISOBAR technology will offer a novel approach of compression therapy delivery with a structured compression garment that fits a patient precisely and delivers the prescribed pressure. Once fully developed, it will resolve all the problems associated with the current techniques and systems for delivering compression therapies. The problems associated with the current methods: difficult applications and frequent measurement errors, constant supervision by trained clinicians required, numerous issues with therapy delivery, low pressure delivery and design problems, social isolation for the patients.

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