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Each step let grow the company and its social corporate responsibility activitity: we are in Haiti from February 2010 and we keep on sending prostheses thanks to Lions International. We will start at short to help people in Sirya and Iraq.The main cause of the 90% of prosthesis users in developing countries is amputation due to landmine explosions. More than 80% out of victims are civilians, 1 out of 5 is a child. “Only 5-15% of people of these countries who require assistive devices have access to them: production is low and often of limited quality, there are few trained personnel and costs may be prohibitive” (WHO)

We believe that technology and ethic by joining the forces of all actors acting in each country can really change this situation. The objective of prosthetics is to restore, as close as possible, the functional capacity formerly held by a limb deficient person, in the west as in developing countries. High health technological devices can be accessible for all. Technology to all users doesn't mean profit for west industries but means: for companies, innovations to bring down prices always more and more withouth losing the best results, implementing corporate social responsability projects to donate prosthesis to people who can't afford it; for states and all other entities promoting persons with disabilities rights, provide access to devices for all.

Technology and Ethics Designing devices for all

Daniele BonaciniMilan, Italy

ISPRM Symposium on Rehabilitation Disaster Relief at the 6th ISPRM World Conference in Puerto Rico 2011

13 June 2011San Juan Puerto Rico

Prosthetic aids are usually design based on a mix of quantitative and qualitative data, tested internally by the companies and launched on market place at an expensive price.

Our approach:

1.Starting from sport devices: the hardest challenge

2.Adopting this method to design a prosthetic aid: starting from quantitative data and using high technology, like optoelectronic system, in order to actually improve the state of art.

3.Innovation of product and of process to obtain the high technology aid accessible to all people soon as possible, pursuing the mission “High technology accessible for all users”Below: Kit for Haiti - Haiti 2010 - Haiti 2011

Our methodology:

1.Gait analysis of sound limb and limb with prosthetic foot available on market2.Defining targets (functionalities of the sound limb) eliminating the negative backward force component (FX) during the weight loading as the other existing feet 3.Degning and manufacturing a prototype4.First FEM analysis 5.Structural check through static and fatigue experimental testing 6. Second FEM Analysis 7.Testing outside the product according to ISO 10328 (al contrario dei concorrenti) 8.Patenting new product in Europe and US

Prepreg Carbon Fiber textile it’s leggero, strenght,elasticity (able to store and return elastic energy)

Every year we make a step towards people’s needs, designing new products, supporting new athletes, helping people without economic means. Now we are testing a fiber carbon foot through compression moulding aimed to substitute totally the SACH foot in the world and we have to complete the development of active Ankle foot Orthosis. Next year we will produce wheelchairs and develop further our sports line. Here below our patented feet (Walking MP, Roadwalking - the only one with 3 touchs on the ground - Sprinter's King) and Mauro, Daniele, Federica, some of our atheletes.

Corporate Social Responsability

Gait and FEM Analysis

Testing by LAB - Politecnico