A LOWER LIMB ELEVATING AND OFF-LOADING DEVICE (elev8thor)
Description
A modular of supportive device, “Elev8thor”, as to lift patient’s injured foot by ‘offload’ approach. “Elev8thor” is a tool that reduces complications of foot injuries, as it facilitates medical personnel in managing any open severe wound. It is portable, light, compact and easy to be folded as it is designed using hard and soft foam that mitigates patients’ injured foot well.
Highlights
Elev8thor be used in some orthopedic procedures such as ‘balance traction’ procedures for foot fracture, x-ray procedures, fracture cast processes, ‘interlocking tibia’ procedures for injuries in tibia bones parts as well as to be implemented in treatment that uses ‘split skin graph’. The mobile modular block system applied by “Elev8thor” helps medical staff to conduct daily inspection and manage severe wounds efficiently. These blocks are specially designed to lift and move the injured parts in order to reduce stress and prevent ulcers to occur.
“This tool is able to save at least 15-20 minutes of time rather than traditionally nurses with three or more personnel need more time in treating patient’s foot injuries”.
Contact Person/Inventor
| Name | Contact Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Siti Hana Binti Sarbini | sitihana@usim.edu.my | 019-3512968 / 06-7988000 |
Intellectual Property
| № | Type of IP | Registration ID |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patent Filed | PI 2018704304 |
Award
| Award Title | Award Achievement | Award Year Received |
|---|---|---|
| Islamic Innovation Expo | Gold Medal | 2018 |
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Organisation Name
- RESEARCH AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT CENTRELEVEL 4 CANSELORY ISLAMIC SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA71800BANDAR BARU NILAI
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