David Sengeh: The sore problem of prosthetic limbs
David Sengeh: Dolori causati dagli arti protesici
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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è tristemente conosciuto
sono stati rasi al suolo.
con la mia famiglia
da uno di quegli attacchi,
same experiences we had.
avrebbero fatto parte di un Sierra Leone
per guadagnare potere.
che amavo,
molti tra i mutilati del Paese
poiché non si adattavano bene.
inserisce l'arto residuo,
dalle tre settimane a diversi anni
un'invasatura confortevole, se possibile.
metodi convenzionali
monomateriali.
esercitano spesso una pressione
la vostra caviglia protesica.
provoca fastidio,
al giorno d'oggi.
il professor Hugh Herr
how to solve this problem,
come risolvere questo problema,
al MIT Media Lab,
protesiche personalizzate
dell'anatomia del paziente,
per prevedere meglio
per la fabbricazione.
in modo veloce ed economico.
un veterano americano
di gambe artificiali,
di una delle parti stampate,
è come camminare su cuscini,
è che gli strumenti e i metodi
nel gruppo di ricerca
protesi altamente funzionali
a guarire le anime
da guerra e malattie
comode e a buon mercato
sense of human potential.
potenziale umano.
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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