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| The Emego Switch |
The Emego switch,
developed by GSPK Design working in partnership with The Assistive Technology
Team at Barnsley Hospital, The Centre for Assistive Technology & Connected
Healthcare (CATCH) and the NIHR Devices for Dignity Medtech Co-operative (D4D
MIC), was one of the finalists at this year’s award.
Innovative NHS staff and their collaborators from the
region’s universities, charities and SMEs gathered at Oulton Hall near Leeds on
4th October
2018 for a networking event and awards ceremony. The awards provide a platform
to showcase pioneering new ideas and technologies developed by, or with, NHS
staff to improve patient care and make services more efficient.
The Emego is a small, battery powered, user
worn device that uses novel sensor technology to detect muscle activity. For
those who have severe disabilities this provides a control method for
communication aids, computers and environmental control.
By accurately detecting even the smallest
signal from a user’s muscle movements using electromyography technology, the
user is able to interact with their environment. Attaching the small and light
body-worn patient unit to any muscle enables the user to control accessibility
software simply by twitching their working muscle group. The Emego provides
independence and participation that would otherwise be lost to these
individuals.
Intended for people with severe neurological
disorders such as those who have motor neurone disease (MND) or acute brain
injuries.
The Emego came runner-up in the medical devices
and diagnostics category. The cutting edge technology launched earlier this
year and is available at www.emego.co.uk
Read more about CATCH’s collaboration here.
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