Laboratory testing and development of a new adult ankle splint

正在开发一种创新的夹板，以帮助患有足下垂的成年人安全行走，并提高能源效率。足下垂是肌肉无力/瘫痪，导致难以抬起脚的前部，这导致频繁的福尔斯。使用OrthoPed夹板的好处是踝关节肌肉将用于在行走时抬起脚，OrthoPed夹板提供了人所缺乏的额外支撑。目前，这一人群的选择有限，目前市场上领先的夹板往往不是最合适的设备。OrthoPed夹板设计是根据许多患者和临床医生的反馈事件创建的，目前有2-与一所大学和2家NHS信托机构合作开展的阶段临床研究，评估OrthoPed夹板与市场领导者的比较。儿童尺寸的OrthoPed夹板已经过实验室测试，现在我们准备测试成人尺寸。该项目将允许快速开发，实验室测试和生物力学测试成人足下垂的夹板，以确保它是适合的目的。

An innovative splint is being developed to assist adults with footdrop to walk safely and with more energy efficiency. Footdrop is muscle weakness/paralysis resulting in difficulty lifting the front part of the foot, which causes frequent falls. The benefit of using the OrthoPed splint is that ankle muscles will be used to lift the foot when walking, with the OrthoPed splint providing the extra support that the person is lacking.At present there are limited options for this population and the current market leading splints are often not the most appropriate device.The OrthoPed splints design has been created using many patient and clinician feedback events and there is currently a 2-phase clinical study running in collaboration with a university and 2 NHS Trusts evaluating the OrthoPed splint compared to market leaders. The children's sizes of the OrthoPed splint have been laboratory tested and now we are ready to test the adult sizes. This project will allow rapid development, laboratory testing and biomechanical testing of the splint on adults with foot drop to ensure it is fit for purpose.