ExpHand Prosthetics

expphand Prosthetics提供改变生活的上肢假肢，让孩子们重新独立。我们的新型3D打印假肢比目前竞争对手的产品成本低90%，直接提供给消费者，可以调整以与孩子一起成长。expphand Prosthetics填补了市场空白，在设计时考虑到儿童，并利用新颖的制造方法，生产出与市场上任何其他假肢不同的假肢，可以让儿童在关键的发展阶段独立。由于设计是为了技术进步，而不是为了满足需求，全球出现了假肢危机。每年有100万例截肢，全世界总共有3000万人需要假肢。一项针对义肢制造商的调查显示，每年仅售出1万只义肢，这意味着义肢的供需之间存在巨大差距，特别是在只有5%的人能够获得义肢的发展中国家。此外，儿童时期使用义肢与成年后使用义肢的容易程度相关，这意味着无法使用义肢的儿童可能无法在成年后学习使用义肢。获得假肢可以直接影响一个人未来的收入、心理健康和独立生活的能力。用户是expphands设计的核心，它是为儿童设计的可调节、轻便和可定制的假肢，鼓励他们使用他们的假肢，增加自信和独立性。我们的儿童友好型假肢减少了损坏昂贵物品的担忧，并且能够快速轻松地修复或调整假肢，最大限度地减少了停机时间，并确保儿童持续使用他们的假肢。ExpHand的可调节性意味着它能够与孩子一起成长，减少常规停机时间和每6 - 12个月重新学习一次，当假肢通常变得太小而需要更换时。expphand Prosthetics填补了市场空白，在设计时考虑到儿童，并利用新颖的制造方法，生产出与市场上任何其他假肢不同的假肢，可以让儿童在关键的发展阶段独立。在此项目期间，expphand Prosthetics将完成产品开发，以确保expphand准备好生产，获得在英国和欧盟销售所需的认证，并进行额外的用户测试以验证产品的市场适应性。

ExpHand Prosthetics provides life changing upper limb prosthetics that give children their independence back. Our novel 3D printed prosthetics cost 90% less than current competitors product, are provided direct to consumers and can be adjusted to grow with a child. ExpHand Prosthetics fills a gap in the market by designing with children in mind and making use of novel manufacturing methods to produce a prosthetic unlike any other on the market that can give children independence at a critical developmental stage.There is a global prosthetic crisis due to designing for technological advancement rather than designing to fulfil a need. Every year there are 1 million amputations leading to a total of 30 million people in need of prosthetics across the world. A poll of prosthetics manufacturers showed that only 10,000 prosthetic hands are sold each year meaning there is a huge disparity between the supply and demand of prostheses, particularly in the developing world where only 5% of people have access to prostheses. Additionally, prosthetic use during childhood correlates with ease of prosthetic use in adulthood, meaning that children who are unable to access prosthetics may be unable to learn to use prosthetics in adulthood. Access to prosthetics can directly impact a person's future earnings, mental health and ability to live independently.The user is at the heart of the ExpHands design as an adjustable, lightweight and customisable prosthetic for children, encouraging them to use their prostheses, increasing self-confidence and independence. Our child friendly prosthesis reduces the worry of breaking an expensive item and the ability to quickly and easily repair or adjust the prosthesis minimises down time and ensures children have continual use of their prosthesis. The adjustability of the ExpHand means that it is able to grow with a child, reducing routine downtime and relearning every 6 - 12 months when a prosthetic would typically become too small and need to be replaced.ExpHand Prosthetics fills a gap in the market by designing with children in mind and making use of novel manufacturing methods to produce a prosthetic unlike any other on the market that can give children independence at a critical developmental stage.During this project ExpHand Prosthetics will finalise product development to ensure the ExpHand is ready for manufacture, obtain the necessary certification for sales within the UK and EU and undergo additional user testing to verify product market fit.