User-centred design for oral prostheses to increase accessibility, functionality and adaptability for people with severe mobility impairments.

以用户为中心的口腔修复体设计，可提高严重行动障碍人士的可及性、功能性和适应性。

• 批准号: 10050708
• 金额: $ 10.15万
• 依托单位: ENAYBALL LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10050708
• 关键词: User; centred; design; oral; prostheses

Individuals with disabilities unable to use their arms or legs often cannot participate in day-to-day activities. As well as limiting their access to opportunities, this adds unnecessary challenges to their everyday life, increasing their reliance on carers, friends and family. Tasks like typing, answering the phone, pressing buttons (such as to cross roads), turning pages and drawing are fundamental ADL. In the UK, there are over 970,000 people living with conditions including cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, paralysis and limb amputation prevent them from participating independently in these activities. Without use of their limbs, people often default to using their mouths to interact with the world. Current solutions have limited functionality and do not meet their needs in terms of user experience and desirability. Wooden items such as paintbrushes degrade quickly and become hotbeds for bacteria. Devices such as smart pens/pencils leach chemicals into the mouth and can damage teeth. Ringing a doorbell or pressing the button at a pelican crossing is near impossible or requires the individual to use their nose. Independence is limited. Enayball is a UK SME focused on improving the everyday lives of people with disabilities in the UK. We are tackling inequality one solution at a time. We have an existing product in this space; however, we have identified the need for a suite of mouth tools/oral prosthetics to allow people with disabilities to live more independently. We want to explore designing a multifunctional suite of oral prosthetics, led by consumer demand. The purpose of this project is to engage with future users, establish their needs and wants, and create designs which meet both, to facilitate access to everyday activities. The outcomes of this project will include:1. Design outlines for a suite of assistive mouth tools2. Future R&D plan, including health and safety and hygiene considerations3. Business model designs to establish a viable commercial plan

不能使用胳膊或腿的残疾人往往不能参加日常活动。除了限制他们获得机会外，这给他们的日常生活带来了不必要的挑战，增加了他们对照顾者、朋友和家人的依赖。打字、接电话、按按钮（例如过马路）、翻页和绘图等任务是基本的ADL。在英国，有超过97万人患有脑瘫、多发性硬化症、脊髓损伤、瘫痪和截肢等疾病，使他们无法独立参加这些活动。如果不使用他们的四肢，人们通常默认使用他们的嘴与世界互动。当前的解决方案具有有限的功能，并且不能满足他们在用户体验和期望方面的需求。像油漆刷这样的木制物品会迅速降解，成为细菌的温床。智能笔/铅笔等设备会将化学物质渗入口腔，并可能损坏牙齿。在派力肯路口按门铃或按按钮几乎是不可能的，或者需要个人使用他们的鼻子。独立性有限。Enayball是一家英国中小企业，专注于改善英国残疾人的日常生活。我们正在一次解决一个解决方案。我们在这个领域有一个现有的产品;然而，我们已经确定了一套口腔工具/口腔修复的需求，以使残疾人能够更独立地生活。我们希望以消费者需求为导向，探索设计一套多功能的口腔修复工具。该项目的目的是与未来的用户互动，确定他们的需求和愿望，并创建满足两者的设计，以促进日常活动的访问。该项目的成果将包括：1。一套辅助口腔工具的设计大纲2。未来研发计划，包括健康安全和卫生说明3。商业模式设计，建立可行的商业计划