CES 2020 launch for UK prosthetic design software
CES 2020 has seen the launch of software designed to give clinicians a tool to ensure the fit and comfort of prosthetic devices prior to manufacture.
Spearheading this ‘right first-time approach is graduate entrepreneur Dr Joshua Steer, whose company, Radii Devices, was spun out of the Bioengineering Sciences Research Group at Southampton University in April 2019 and was part of the University’s Future World’s stand at CES 2020.
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NHS England’s Prosthetics Patient Survey Report 2018 found socket fit to be one of the most common complaints among prosthetic users. Furthermore, an average of nine fitting sessions are required to achieve a comfortable fit.
Dr Steer, a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub fellow, told The Engineer via email that there are two packages of analysis which are used to provide information to clinicians who design the prosthetic limb.
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