Diseño de producto / Diseño médico
Functional orthosis
Product design / Medical Design
Antonio Rami Abdul -Mashi · Natalia Martín
Solidwrks · Prototype · 3D printing
Collaborative project between the Polytechnic University of Catalonia and the Asepeyo Hospital. The project consists in the production of a functional orthosis for a user with left hemiplegia, who has lost the ability to control the extensor muscles of the right hand, preventing him from opening his hand.
The product must replace the functionality of the affected muscles to increase the patient's self-sufficiency. The requirements were the opening of the second and third phalanges of the hand, as well as the postural repositioning of the wrist. The project result was a functional prototype for the pacient. In previous stages, basic 3D models were made to check it’s functionality and improve the final design.
This project appeared in the media, with a reportage in TV3 and articles in several newspappers, like La Vanguardia or Europapress.
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