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TEAM C Final

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The document describes the development of a low-cost wearable device called the DESC glove for upper limb amputees. The glove has two main parts - a sensorized glove that detects when objects are grasped, and an arm cuff that provides tactile feedback to the user. It is small, lightweight, low power, and cheap. The document outlines the market need for such a device, provides details on its design and functionality, and presents a business plan for testing, manufacturing, distributing and improving the DESC glove.

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The DESC glove! ! the device amputees are asking for since powered prostheses! ! ! Team C! Francesco Clemente! Marco D’Alonzo! Alessandro Gemignani! Federico Montagnani! Rossella Sassu! Pierluigi Smaldone!
The upper limb loss! 94,000 upper limb amputees in EU
 (Banzi, 2005; UK Prosthetics Services, 2006)! ~4000 traumatic new upper limb amputations per year
 in EU (700 in Italy)
 (La Plante, 1996)! Congenital upper limb deficiency incidence of approximately 4.1 per 10,000 live births
 (La Plante, 1996)! ! The DESC glove!
Consequences of the loss! Grasping and manipulation Sensing The DESC glove!
Consequences of the loss! Grasping and manipulation Sensing The DESC glove!
Consequences of the loss! Grasping and manipulation Sensing The DESC glove!
The goal is to develop a low cost
 wearable device for upper limb
 amputees! The device has to provide tactile
 information to the user when using
 his own prosthetic device in a
 non-invasive way! Filling the gap! The DESC glove!
The DESC glove! Two main parts:! •  The sensorized glove includes thin-film sensors in order to detect when objects are grasped! •  The arm cuff is aimed to provide sensory feedback to the user. ! The device is small, low weight, low power consumption, cheap and it works: already tested by two upper limb amputees!! The DESC glove!
Core team:
 
 - Engineers and physicists with expertise in prosthetics
 - Economists! ! Partners involved in R&D:
 
 - Orthotists and therapists
 - End user! Team and partners! The DESC glove!
Gantt: from the prototype to the product! M3   R  &  D   Patent  (Italy)   M4   Website/brochures   M6   Sold  100  pieces   CerCficaCons  (CE..)   R  &  D   Searching  for  partnerships   M8   Start  retail   Y2   The DESC glove! Y3   Sold  200   pieces  
Patenting and certifications! CE  cerCficaCon   •  Non  invasive,  acCve  device  (class  IIa):  2500  €   •  Conformance  tesCng    -­‐>  product  modificaCon   •  CerCficaCon  procedures  for  other  countries  (North   America)     PatenCng   •  Italian  patent  (1st  year):  2500-­‐5000  €   •  Patent  CooperaCon  Treaty  PCT  (2nd  year):  5000-­‐   8000  €   •  SelecCon  of  countries  (3rd,  4th  year):  ~4000  €  for   each  country,  European  patent   The DESC glove!
Manufacturing and R&D! Manufacturing:   All  the  parts  will  be   purchased  and  then   assembled   in   our   laboratory   ! Cost of one DESC glove 100€ R&D     (The  glove):     •  Materials   •  CosmeCcs   •  Ergonomics     Reverse   engineering:     Producing   a   glove   that   can   fit   perfectly   the   hand   and   have   a   natural   aspect   starCng   from   the   shape   of   the   user  hand.   What we need! Costs (€)! 3+5 months / 2 people! 40000! CAD software! 5000! 3D scanner! 20000 (possibility of renting)! The DESC glove!
Distribution! On line distribution • Dedicate web site: 2500 € • On line promotions: 1500 € Promotion and distribution in orthopedic centers and amputees associations • Meetings with orthopedic technicians in strategic orthopedic centers: 1000 € • Meetings with the end users in amputees associations: 1000 € The DESC glove!
Summarizing costs! Area! Costs (€)! cerCficaCons   2500   patenCng   2500   manufacturing   20000   R&D   80000   distribuCon   7000   total   112000   300 expected DESC glove sold at 400 €/unit in two years of activity can fully cover initial investment (35% after the first year) The DESC glove!
Future actions! DistribuCon     •  Expand  the  market  abroad  (US,  Europe)     •  Patents  and  cerCficaCons   •  PromoCon     R  &  D   •  The  DESC  glove  targets  a  new  paCent  category:  people  with  poor   hand  sensi0vity.  In  EU:   •  239000  subjects  suffered  from  Spinal  Cord  Injury   •  7500  new  cases  every  year   (Acute  Care  and  Primary  RehabilitaCon  2007  Report)   •  EvaluaCon  of  several  modaliCes  of  sCmulaCon  and  sensing   technologies     The DESC glove!
THANK  YOU     The DESC glove!

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TEAM C Final

  • 1. The DESC glove! ! the device amputees are asking for since powered prostheses! ! ! Team C! Francesco Clemente! Marco D’Alonzo! Alessandro Gemignani! Federico Montagnani! Rossella Sassu! Pierluigi Smaldone!
  • 2. The upper limb loss! 94,000 upper limb amputees in EU
 (Banzi, 2005; UK Prosthetics Services, 2006)! ~4000 traumatic new upper limb amputations per year
 in EU (700 in Italy)
 (La Plante, 1996)! Congenital upper limb deficiency incidence of approximately 4.1 per 10,000 live births
 (La Plante, 1996)! ! The DESC glove!
  • 3. Consequences of the loss! Grasping and manipulation Sensing The DESC glove!
  • 4. Consequences of the loss! Grasping and manipulation Sensing The DESC glove!
  • 5. Consequences of the loss! Grasping and manipulation Sensing The DESC glove!
  • 6. The goal is to develop a low cost
 wearable device for upper limb
 amputees! The device has to provide tactile
 information to the user when using
 his own prosthetic device in a
 non-invasive way! Filling the gap! The DESC glove!
  • 7. The DESC glove! Two main parts:! •  The sensorized glove includes thin-film sensors in order to detect when objects are grasped! •  The arm cuff is aimed to provide sensory feedback to the user. ! The device is small, low weight, low power consumption, cheap and it works: already tested by two upper limb amputees!! The DESC glove!
  • 8. Core team:
 
 - Engineers and physicists with expertise in prosthetics
 - Economists! ! Partners involved in R&D:
 
 - Orthotists and therapists
 - End user! Team and partners! The DESC glove!
  • 9. Gantt: from the prototype to the product! M3   R  &  D   Patent  (Italy)   M4   Website/brochures   M6   Sold  100  pieces   CerCficaCons  (CE..)   R  &  D   Searching  for  partnerships   M8   Start  retail   Y2   The DESC glove! Y3   Sold  200   pieces  
  • 10. Patenting and certifications! CE  cerCficaCon   •  Non  invasive,  acCve  device  (class  IIa):  2500  €   •  Conformance  tesCng    -­‐>  product  modificaCon   •  CerCficaCon  procedures  for  other  countries  (North   America)     PatenCng   •  Italian  patent  (1st  year):  2500-­‐5000  €   •  Patent  CooperaCon  Treaty  PCT  (2nd  year):  5000-­‐   8000  €   •  SelecCon  of  countries  (3rd,  4th  year):  ~4000  €  for   each  country,  European  patent   The DESC glove!
  • 11. Manufacturing and R&D! Manufacturing:   All  the  parts  will  be   purchased  and  then   assembled   in   our   laboratory   ! Cost of one DESC glove 100€ R&D     (The  glove):     •  Materials   •  CosmeCcs   •  Ergonomics     Reverse   engineering:     Producing   a   glove   that   can   fit   perfectly   the   hand   and   have   a   natural   aspect   starCng   from   the   shape   of   the   user  hand.   What we need! Costs (€)! 3+5 months / 2 people! 40000! CAD software! 5000! 3D scanner! 20000 (possibility of renting)! The DESC glove!
  • 12. Distribution! On line distribution • Dedicate web site: 2500 € • On line promotions: 1500 € Promotion and distribution in orthopedic centers and amputees associations • Meetings with orthopedic technicians in strategic orthopedic centers: 1000 € • Meetings with the end users in amputees associations: 1000 € The DESC glove!
  • 13. Summarizing costs! Area! Costs (€)! cerCficaCons   2500   patenCng   2500   manufacturing   20000   R&D   80000   distribuCon   7000   total   112000   300 expected DESC glove sold at 400 €/unit in two years of activity can fully cover initial investment (35% after the first year) The DESC glove!
  • 14. Future actions! DistribuCon     •  Expand  the  market  abroad  (US,  Europe)     •  Patents  and  cerCficaCons   •  PromoCon     R  &  D   •  The  DESC  glove  targets  a  new  paCent  category:  people  with  poor   hand  sensi0vity.  In  EU:   •  239000  subjects  suffered  from  Spinal  Cord  Injury   •  7500  new  cases  every  year   (Acute  Care  and  Primary  RehabilitaCon  2007  Report)   •  EvaluaCon  of  several  modaliCes  of  sCmulaCon  and  sensing   technologies     The DESC glove!
  • 15. THANK  YOU     The DESC glove!