ExpHand Prosthetics

Exphand假肢提供了改变生活的上肢假肢，让孩子们重新获得独立。我们的新型3D打印假肢的成本比目前竞争对手的产品低90%，直接提供给消费者，可以根据儿童的成长进行调整。Exphand假肢通过以儿童为中心进行设计，并利用新的制造方法生产出与市场上任何其他假肢不同的假体，使儿童在关键发育阶段获得独立。由于为技术进步而设计，而不是为满足需求而设计，因此存在着全球假体危机。每年有100万人被截肢，导致全世界总共有3000万人需要假肢。一项针对假肢制造商的民意调查显示，每年仅售出1万只假手，这意味着假肢的供需存在巨大差距，特别是在发展中国家，那里只有5%的人可以获得假肢。此外，童年期间使用假肢与成年后使用假肢的便利性相关，这意味着无法获得假肢的儿童可能无法在成年后学习使用假肢。假肢的获取直接影响到一个人未来的收入、心理健康和独立生活的能力。用户是ExPhands设计的核心，它是一种可调整的、轻便的、可定制的儿童假肢，鼓励他们使用假肢，增加自信和独立。我们的儿童友好型假体减少了损坏昂贵物品的担忧，能够快速轻松地修复或调整假体，最大限度地减少停机时间，并确保儿童继续使用他们的假体。ExpHand的可调性意味着它能够与孩子一起成长，减少常规的停机时间，每6-12个月重新学习一次假肢，此时假肢通常会变得太小，需要更换。ExpHand假肢通过以儿童为中心进行设计并利用新的制造方法生产出与市场上任何其他假肢不同的假肢来填补市场空白，使儿童在关键的发育阶段独立。在此项目期间，ExPhand假肢将完成产品开发以确保ExpH并准备好制造，获得必要的认证以在英国和欧盟销售，并接受额外的用户测试以验证产品是否适合市场。

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.