For my Master's design project, I worked on improving the recovery process of my friend Ted. He suffered a serious hand injury, and current medical devices were not meeting his needs.

He lost his range of motion and was not able to move his finger joints from 0 - 90 degrees. To help resolve this issue, he was prescribed a Continous Passive Motion (CPM) machine, however it did not deliver an optimized therapy regimen.

I came up with this concept of an alternate design that integrates a lot smarter technology to deliver a more complete therapy solution.

Using a super accurate kinematic model of Ted's hand, I was able to reconstruct his disability and build my concept exactly to match Ted's needs.

This project also won the Engineer of the Future Award!

And here is Ted trying out an early prototype and providing his feedback.