British scientists develop the "prosthetic bank" Gospel of low-income amputees

Beijing time on May 11th, according to the Science Daily, a team of researchers from the University of Strathclyde recently developed a "prosthetic bank" that can provide life-changing prostheses for low-income people who have lost their limbs. . Researchers at the University of Strathclyde and members of ProPortion, a Dutch-based social enterprise organization, plan to set up a service in Colombia to provide high-quality artificial prosthetics for those who have lost limbs, most of whom are disabled by landmine accidents. The research team plans to help disabled people who find it difficult to find a job. These people often do not have the financial ability to buy a prosthetic limb, or they cannot support themselves and their families.

A team led by Dr. Arjan Buis of the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom has developed an innovative technology called Majicast that can create a lower limb prosthetic cavity, the latter The prosthesis can be safely mounted on the patient's residual limb.

ProPortion has proposed a potential business model that includes training those who are currently at the level of prosthetic technology to improve the quality of the product and ensure that the services provided are self-sustaining. Once successful, this service can be extended to other countries.

Although an agreement has been reached in Colombia for a national project to remove landmines, landmine accidents have caused more than 10,000 casualties over the past 25 years. Dr. Bouis said: "Colombia has a very high amputation rate, not only because of mine accidents, but also for other reasons, such as diabetes and traffic accidents. However, many people are unable to obtain prostheses."

“Majicast is a direct, fully automatic, easy-to-use device that will provide high quality prosthetic access chambers. In low-income countries, Majicast's ease of use becomes very important because human resources are often scarce in such countries. And the demand is very high. This equipment has been scientifically tested and clinically proven; this method has proven to be more repeatable and consistent than traditional methods."

“Majicast is currently being optimized to become a marketable product thanks to a design company's help. We expect this social enterprise to gain a foothold in Colombia and then spread it around the world. We have incredible inventions but lack it. The ability and organizational structure to bring them to market; only by satisfying these inventions can they become an innovation. This is why we chose to work with ProPortion, which aims to help low-income people in developing countries. We deliver value and help us deliver socially relevant and far-reaching services."

Merel Rumping, a project incubator with ProPortion, proposed the concept of a prosthetic bank. She was inspired by the fact that she heard that a Thai surgeon decided to use plastic because he lacked enough high-quality prostheses. The cap creates its own prosthesis. In addition, she was inspired by her amputees without prostheses encountered during her work with street children and ex-child soldiers in Colombia.

After a feasibility study with designers at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, ProPortion developed a plan for this social enterprise.

Ms. Lumpin said: “We conducted relevant research and found that the ratio of mine victims in Colombia ranks first in the world. We also know that many of them do not have access to high-quality, affordable prostheses. Obviously on the market today. The prostheses are made of expensive imported components. We also understand that, in theory, most Colombians should have access to prosthetics through health insurance companies, but in fact the claims of these companies are often delayed."

“So some people didn’t get prosthetic limbs, even if they finally got approval, they also arrived in the main city where the professional prosthetic factory was in a few hours. Many prosthetics from the countryside did not have a budget to travel, so they could not get a prosthesis.”

“Those amputees who can pay for travel must wait two or three months to get their own prostheses, and it takes longer to recover. During this time, they can’t work and therefore can’t take care of their families. We hope By easily obtaining high-quality, affordable prostheses, Colombia's low-income amputees can be accepted by society and economically self-sustaining. A potential business model is the use of Majicast, plus appropriate training. We believe this can distract prosthetic care, which means that amputees do not have to travel and ensure they can recover in their own community."

Partners in the Prosthetic Banking Program are currently raising funds for this venture. They are in close talks with potential investors and are likely to launch public fundraising activities in the near future.

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