Dr A Kavitha, Professor and Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Ms R Nithya, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering at the SSN Institutions along with their students have developed a Prosthetic Limb that will help amputees regain normal movement more readily. The project was funded by RECYCL3D, a Canadian social enterprise, to provide 3D-printed prosthetic limbs to those in need. Prosthesis is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through trauma, disease, or congenital conditions.
There are more than 1 million limb amputations done annually, across the globe – one every 30 seconds – and this product can potentially revolutionize their chances of recovery. The device is controlled by an external touchpad. However, closed loop control mechanism can also be provided by using electromyography signals as the input. This prosthetic limb is designed to carter to the needs of the patient in the best way possible.
Recently developed current controlled prosthetics are heavy and they are unable to provide the desired degree of freedom. This design was developed to provide a more functional artificial hand that would allow the patient to carry out important grasping patterns. The cost of this prosthesis will also be lower than the other products available in the market.
The project was initiated in 2016. Since then a dedicated team of 6 people have worked towards realizing this vision. The project has cost 10,00,000.
About SSN Institutions
SSN Institutions (SSN) is the first initiative of the Shiv Nadar Foundation in the field of education. Founded by Shiv Nadar, Founder Chairman – HCL, Shiv Nadar Foundation in 1996, SSN endeavors to provide world class research based education to meritorious students from all walks of life.
A not-for- profit institute managed by the SSN Trust (Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar Educational and Charitable Trust), SSN includes SSN College of Engineering (SSN CE), SSN School of Management (SSN SoM), SSN School of Advanced Software Engineering (SSN SASE), SSN School of Advanced Career Education (SSN SACE) and SSN Research Centre (SSN RC).
Located on the Old Mahabalipuram Road known as the Cyber Corridor of Chennai, SSN is spread over a 250-acre Wifi-enabled campus with a built-up area of around 2 million sq ft; equipped with the state-of- the-art infrastructure for learning including computers and internet facilities networked by fiber optical links, modern workshops; labs, seminar halls, auditorium, libraries, gymnasium, a sports complex and residential accommodation for students and faculty. In a short span of two decades, SSN College of Engineering is already ranked as one of the top five private engineering colleges in India, 27th among all engineering institutions in India and 80th among all educational institutions in the country (India Rankings 2017, NIRF by MHRD).
