ZAPPT – An AI-powered tool for reduced OA knee pain

ZAPPT — 一款人工智能驱动的工具，可减少 OA 膝盖疼痛

• 批准号: 72688
• 金额: $ 25.52万
• 依托单位: BIOMEX
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Study
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=72688
• 关键词: ZAPPT; AI; powered; tool; reduced

We have developed novel technology that enables directed, timed application of functional electrical stimulation to activate a subject's muscles in real time, as they move. Our system is based on simple motion sensors combined with advanced AI algorithms to process and understand movements in real time. Targeted muscular activation has various uses in rehabilitation and physical medicine. We have developed our technology for two initial groups of patients: those with injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee, and those with osteoarthritis of the knee. In the former group, targeted muscular activation enables dynamic bracing of the knee, stabilising the joint and allowing intensive rehabilitation to proceed. In the latter, precisely timed activation can enable knee joint unloading, which has been shown to be associated with reduced pain and improved prognosis. A unique feature of our technology is the ability, using algorithms developed using Artificial Intelligence (AI), to apply the stimulation during multiple different activities, and not just walking, making it a truly wearable device.

我们已经开发出一种新技术，可以在受试者运动时，直接、定时地应用功能性电刺激来实时激活他们的肌肉。我们的系统基于简单的运动传感器，结合先进的人工智能算法，实时处理和理解运动。定向肌肉激活在康复和物理医学中有多种用途。我们已经为两组患者开发了我们的技术：膝盖前交叉韧带（ACL）受伤的患者和膝盖骨关节炎患者。在前一组中，有针对性的肌肉激活可以实现膝关节的动态支撑，稳定关节，并允许进行密集的康复。在后者中，精确定时激活可以使膝关节卸荷，这已被证明与减轻疼痛和改善预后有关。我们的技术的一个独特之处在于，通过使用人工智能（AI）开发的算法，能够在多种不同的活动中应用刺激，而不仅仅是行走，使其成为真正的可穿戴设备。