David Sengeh: The sore problem of prosthetic limbs
Dejvid Senge (David Sengeh): Bolan problem protetičkih udova
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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u Sijera Leoneu,
pubunjeničkog rata '90-ih
muškaraca, žena i dece
i nogu tokom ovog perioda.
bežali ka bezbednosti,
od jednog od tih napada,
sve što je u mojoj moći
same experiences we had.
koje smo mi imali.
deo Sijera Leonea
za dobijanje moći.
koje poznajem, voljene,
sa amputacijom u zemlji
uvlači patrljak,
sa zglobom proteze.
od tri nedelje do čak par godina
ako ga ikad i dobije.
konvencionalne metode
od jednog materijala.
nepodnošljivu količinu
i plikovima usled pritiska.
u našem dobu.
kada sam sreo profesora Hju Hera
how to solve this problem,
kako da rešim ovaj problem,
na MIT Media laboratoriji,
oblik anatomije pacijenta,
elemenata kako bi bolje predvideli
ležište proteze za proizvođača.
tamo gde je to potrebno
ležišta brzo i jeftino.
koje smo upravo završili
američki veteran
živi bez amputiranog uda
odštampanih delova:
po jastucima,
kako bi visoko funkcionalne proteze
lečenja duša
ratom i bolešću,
i pristupačnih interfejsa
sense of human potential.
osećaj za ljudski potencijal.
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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