Customization of lower limb orthotic devices

下肢矫形器定制

• 批准号: 544359-2019
• 负责人: Morin, Claude
• 金额: $ 29.14万
• 依托单位: Collège Mérici
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: College and Community Innovation Program
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=699759
• 关键词: Customization; lower; limb; orthotic; devices

Since the recognition of TOPMED as a college center for technology transfer in orthoses, prostheses, and medical equipment - unique in Canada - TOPMED has worked closely with Collège Mérici to increase the college's research capacity by equipping the Mérici personnel with technological resources and tools and by helping them develop essential medical expertise. Collège Mérici and TOPMED now wish to take the college's research capacity to a new level and provide patients with new, high-quality custom support by developing new tools and approaches for "Customization of lower limb orthotic devices." The customized approach is not only highly suitable for developing innovative and well-adapted solutions and products. The approach is also beneficial for patients needing an orthotic device as it leads to an improved adoption of the interventions and orthoses designed for them. The specifics of the patient's biomechanics, the level of activity and stability, conditions such as spasticity, as well as muscular strength will all guide the choice of the ideal orthosis. Thus, we propose to develop a new customized approach to the treatment of lower limb pathologies. Based on objective biomechanical data of the patient, we will quantify and modulate the level of correction that an orthotic device offers. The research team will work closely with industry partners to: 1. Develop a methodology for the analysis and predictive modelling of biomechanical correction adapted to common pathologies of the foot, ankle, and knee during various movements (walking, climbing staires, running when appropriate); 2. Develop tools and approaches for biomechanical correction: Design, simulation, and advanced manufacturing of custom-designed orthotic components according to patient-specific anatomy and compensatory biomechanics; 3. Validate the entire process iteratively with patients in order to optimize the biomechanical correction analysis and predictive modelling tools as well as the advanced manufacturing processes.

自从公认是矫形，假体和医疗设备技术转移的大学转移中心（在加拿大独特）与CollègeMérici紧密合作，以通过为梅里西人员提供技术资源和工具并帮助他们发展基本的医疗专业知识，以提高学院的研究能力。通过开发“下肢矫形器件定制”的新工具和方法，具有新的高质量自定义支持的患者。 自定义方法不仅非常适合开发创新和适应性良好的解决方案和产品。该方法对需要矫形器件的患者也有益，因为它可以改善为其设计的干预措施和矫形器的采用。患者生物力学的细节，活动和稳定性水平，痉挛等疾病以及肌肉力量都将指导理想矫形器的选择。这就是我们建议开发一种新的定制方法来治疗下肢病理。根据患者的客观生物力学数据，我们将量化和调节矫正器设备提供的校正水平。研究团队将与行业合作伙伴紧密合作： 1。开发一种方法，用于分析和预测建模在各种运动过程中适合脚，脚踝和膝盖常见病理的生物力学校正（步行，爬楼梯，在适当时运行）； 2。开发生物力学校正的工具和方法：根据患者特定的解剖结构和补偿性生物力学对定制设计的矫形器组件的设计，模拟和高级制造； 3。用患者进行迭代的整个过程，以优化生物力学校正分析和预测建模工具以及先进的制造工艺。