David Sengeh: The sore problem of prosthetic limbs
David Sengeh: Permasalahan menyakitkan dari kaki palsu
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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di tahun 90-an
wanita, dan anak-anak
mencari perlindungan,
saat penyerangan terjadi,
segala yang saya bisa
same experiences we had.
bagian dari Sierra Leone
untuk memperoleh kekuasaan.
yang saya kenal dan saya cintai,
korban amputasi di Sierra Leone
dan dihubungkan
masih menggunakan metode lama
berbahan tunggal.
how to solve this problem,
MIT Media Lab,
lalu menggunakan...
memperkirakan lebih baik
soket kaki palsu untuk diproduksi.
secara cepat dan murah.
di atas bantal,
seharusnya tidak menghalangi siapapun
membuat alat dan proses
yang jauh lebih baik
penyembuhan batin
dampak perang dan penyakit
nyaman dan terjangkau
sense of human potential.
potensi dalam diri mereka.
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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