C2I 2021 Healthcare & Medical winner: Precision Prosthetics

Category: Healthcare & Medical

Winner: INSIGHT system

Partners: Adapttech with Vangest and Citeve

During a time when the healthcare sector has been placed under enormous strain, innovation to improve efficiency for both patients and healthcare professionals is welcomed. As a result of the pandemic, many people with wide-ranging medical conditions have faced lengthier treatment processes and delays to appointments.

An already time-consuming and costly process is the fitting of prostheses to people with lower limb loss. Current processes to fit a prosthetic socket rely heavily on a ‘trial-and-error’ methodology based on patients’ complaints of discomfort, with delays often resulting in an ill-fitting prosthesis and a miserable experience for the patients — who may have to endure the entire process all over again.

Eager to provide a life-changing solution is our Healthcare & Medical winner, the INSIGHT system, developed by biomedical innovation company Adapttech. The solution was developed in collaboration with technological institute Citeve; and integrated design and engineering services provider Vangest, both based in Portugal alongside Adapttech’s R&D lab.