Speakers
Milos Popovic
Director of KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute; Professor, Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering, University of TorontoStart
February 20, 2020 - 12:00 am
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In this lecture I will present neuroprosthesis for grasping, which does not belong to a typical
“garden variety” neuroprostheses that one can commonly find discussed in the literature.
In the literature, the neuroprostheses for grasping are used to replace and substitute function,
and patients are expected to depend on these devices their entire lives to reach and grasp objects.
This lecture will showcase a neuroprosthetic application, which is aimed at restoring
voluntary hand function after severe stroke and spinal cord injury, instead of making the users
depend on technology to perform reaching and grasping. In the lecture the results of two Phase II randomized control trial will be presented, which were pivotal for this technology to become a commercially viable product. The second part of the lecture will discuss 20+ years long journey from invention to commercialization, and what were the challenges we had to face to develop MyndMove® product.
“garden variety” neuroprostheses that one can commonly find discussed in the literature.
In the literature, the neuroprostheses for grasping are used to replace and substitute function,
and patients are expected to depend on these devices their entire lives to reach and grasp objects.
This lecture will showcase a neuroprosthetic application, which is aimed at restoring
voluntary hand function after severe stroke and spinal cord injury, instead of making the users
depend on technology to perform reaching and