David Sengeh: The sore problem of prosthetic limbs
David Sengeh: Bolestivý problém umělých končetin
Even the most advanced prosthetic isn't useful if it's hard to wear. This observation guides TED Fellow David Sengeh's work at the Biomechatronics group in the MIT Media Lab. Full bio
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občanskou válku v 90. letech,
o ruce nebo nohy.
během jednoho z útoků
bylo mi zrovna 12 let,
co bude v mých silách,
same experiences we had.
jaké jsem zažil já.
jak se dostat k moci.
své milované,
lidí s amputacemi
protože vůbec neseděly.
vloží pahýl nohy.
protéz zvyknou, pokud vůbec.
před asi dvěma a půl lety
how to solve this problem,
jak tento problém vyřešit.
tvar pacientovy nohy.
jsem vytvořil model,
rychlosti výroby i nizké ceny.
Je americký veterán,
je to jako chodit po polštářích,
aby nástroje a procesy,
v naší výzkumné skupině,
a dostupných rozhraní
nebo v Bostonu,
sense of human potential.
chápání lidského potenciálu.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
David Sengeh - Biomechatronics engineerEven the most advanced prosthetic isn't useful if it's hard to wear. This observation guides TED Fellow David Sengeh's work at the Biomechatronics group in the MIT Media Lab.
Why you should listen
David Sengeh was born and raised in Sierra Leone, where more than 8,000 men, women and children had limbs amputated during a brutal civil war. He noticed that many people there opted not to wear a prosthesis because proper fit is such an issue.
Sengeh has pioneered a new system for creating prosthetic sockets, which fit a prothesis onto a patient's residual limb. Using MRI to map the shape, computer-assisted design to predict internal strains and 3D printing to allow for different materials to be used in different places, Sengeh is creating sockets that are far more comfortable than traditional models. These sockets can be produced cheaply and quickly, making them far more likely to help amputees across the globe.
Sengeh was named one of Forbes' 30 under 30 in Technology in 2014, and in April 2014, Sengeh won the $15,000 "Cure it!" Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize.
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