TRL Level: 4

 Technological Institute of Orizaba.

Elite is a rehabilitation tool that improves the patient’s experience during therapies, reducing pain, facilitating movements. Thanks to its size and light weight, it can be used at home and in rehabilitation centers, it also offers indispensable support for the therapist. In addition, Elite can be integrated by athletes in their exercise routines, as it allows them to measure the progress made in each training session and helps them develop muscle mass.

Features and Technical Specifications

  • Uses diffuse logic to create an intelligent system.
  • Detects the angle of flexion reached during an exercise.
  • When arriving at the point determined by the specialist, sends a train of signals to reduce pain and spasticity during the rehabilitation session.
  • Sends the report with the angle reached by the patient, and allows the therapist to better assess its progress.
  • Combines both active and passive therapies.
  • Uses rechargeable battery, and can also be connected to a power outlet for use.
  • It uses medical electrodes, two current channels, a mini LCD screen.
  • It is light and portable.

Technology and Competitive Advantages

  • Mainly designed for high performance athletes.
  • It can be programmed to adapt it to the needs of each patient, which electrostimulant models no longer do.
  • It can be used at the patient’s home or at a rehabilitation center. Portable devices on the market are considered recreational, not medical.
  • It can deal with more than one patient at a time, with a different program for each one.
  • It is portable and lightweight.
  • It sends patient progress reports during rehabilitation sessions, what other products doesn´t do.
  • It can be used for upper or lower limbs.

Technology Applications

VALIDATED APPLICATION 

  •  It is a technology that can be used in public or private rehabilitation centers, to support the work of therapists, making the patient rehabilitate more efficiently; allows physical therapy to be taken to the home of a patient who cannot move or move; It can be used by athletes to rehabilitate faster, or create more muscle mass.

POTENCIAL APPLICATIONS 

  • In sports to improve the performance of an athlete.
  • Development of muscle mass in children and young people.

Intelectual Property

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ECONOMIC RIGHTS OWNER

Tecnológico Nacional de México, who could provide a license for the company that is constituted.

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