imagilimb 2.009 Silver A October 2, 2014 2.009 Silver A Idea LED - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

imagilimb 2.009 Silver A October 2, 2014

2.009 Silver A Idea LED cover that attaches to a child’s prosthetic limb Lights up whenever the wearer takes a step Add picture

2.009 Silver A Need Peer Acceptance “Peer acceptance is a major obstacle…children start having identity and self-awareness issues from the time they start school.” -Chief of Staff at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Chief of Staff http://www.oandp.com/articles/2013-04_01.asp

2.009 Silver A Need Personality “Health professionals should be aware of the potential importance of an amputee's 'relationship‘ to their prosthesis as a psychically invested aspect or extension of self, and its potential to symbolize how they relate to the world .” -Trinity Psychoprosthetics Group http://www.nzopa.org.nz/

2.009 Silver A Market About 28,000 children (ages 3 – 12) with prosthetic limbs in the U.S.

2.009 Silver A User feedback 18 kids interviewed at the (where?) 5-11 yrs old 16 said they think it is cool 15 of those said they themselves would wear 15 of those 16 prefer LED light ones prefer customizable/personalized things, even suggested a white board none ¡of ¡them ¡think ¡it’d ¡be ¡weird ¡to ¡only ¡have ¡one ¡leg

2.009 Silver A Benchmarking Product imagilimb Bespoke Innovations Customer Children Adults Cost ? $5000 Features Light-up LEDs, can Customizable - adjust size with requires body scan growth