David Sengeh: The sore problem of prosthetic limbs
David Sengeh: O problema dolorido dos membros protéticos
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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é tristemente conhecida
fugimos de um desses ataques,
,
same experiences we had.
de experiência que tivemos.
de uma Serra Leoa
para tomar o poder.
pessoas queridas,
um encaixe perfeito.
se é que chega a ter.
processos convencionais,
de um único material.
uma quantidade intolerável
for desconfortável,
o Professor Hugh Herr,
how to solve this problem,
como resolver esse problema.
no Media Lab da MIT,
que as próteses convencionais.
por elementos finitos para prever melhor
de prótese para fabrico.
feito de vários materiais
rapidamente e com baixo custo.
que acabamos de concluir
um veterano de guerra americano,
encaixes impressos,
as ferramentas e os processos
no nosso grupo de pesquisa
altamente funcionais
para começar a curar as almas
confortáveis e acessíveis
sense of human potential.
o seu senso de potencial humano.
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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