Orthocare Innovations Secures National Institutes of Health Phase I Award to Develop Dynamically Adjusting Prosthetic Socket System
March 11, 2009
March 11, 2009
The National Institutes of Health notified Orthocare Innovations today that it has awarded a competitive Phase I research award through the Small Business Innovative Research Program. This award was made by the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR), a center within the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).
NCMRR awarded Phase I SBIR support to Orthocare Innovations to research novel technology to improve prosthetic interfaces and patient fit. With this award, Orthocare seeks to develop a dynamically adjusting socket system that will automatically adapt to fluctuations in residual limb volume and patient physiological changes. The proposed research approach marks a significant departure from current technologies that achieve and maintain socket fit by effecting changes in patient limb volume.
“This award further strengthens Orthocare’s substantial existing research portfolio and is consistent with our strategic focus of producing adaptive prosthetic systems,” said Doug McCormack, Orthocare’s Chief Executive Officer. “Development of a dynamically adjusting patient-device interface offers tremendous potential to enhance clinical care, device functionality, patient outcomes and quality of life through improved socket fit.”
Orthocare’s research builds on a promising approach to dynamic socket adjustability identified through the company’s preliminary investigations. David Boone, CP, MPH, Ph.D, Orthocare’s Chief Technology Officer, will serve as the Principal Investigator on this project.
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