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imagilimb
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Idea
LED cover that attaches to a child’s prosthetic limb Lights up whenever the wearer takes a step Add picture
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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 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
imagilimb 2.009 Silver A October 2, 2014 2.009 Silver A Idea LED cover that attaches to a childs prosthetic limb Lights up whenever the wearer takes a step Add picture 2.009 Silver A Need Peer Acceptance Peer acceptance is a major
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Need
“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
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Peer Acceptance
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Need
“Health professionals should be aware of the potential importance of an amputee's 'relationship‘ to their prosthesis as a psychically invested aspect
- r extension of self, and its potential to symbolize
how they relate to the world.”
- Trinity Psychoprosthetics Group
http://www.nzopa.org.nz/
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Personality
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Market
About 28,000 children (ages 3 – 12) with prosthetic limbs in the U.S.
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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
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Benchmarking
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Product imagilimb Bespoke Innovations Customer Children Adults Cost ? $5000 Features Light-up LEDs, can adjust size with growth Customizable - requires body scan