1. mobile, wearable, smart tech
TechNatives
Vienna, 21st October 2013
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2. Who am I?
Michael Friedrich Russold
Nationality
Austrian
Education
Kindergarten
primary school: VS Stadl/Mur
secondary school: Gymnasium Tamsweg
HTL Nachrichtentechnik
Dipl.-Ing. Elektrotechnik TU-Wien
PhD, Human Anatomy & Cell Biology, University Liverpool
PostDoc, Rehabilitation Research Center, University Sydney
Current Job
Otto Bock Heatlhcare Products GmbH
Experience
13+ years
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and counting
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3. Which technologies popped up
within the last years?
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Smart Textiles:
conductive, functional, shape remebering, sensing
Electronics:
wireless technologies
&
Software:
mobile computing, µC-platforms
cloud applications
touch screens
Materials:
Nanotubes, Motors, Gearing, CAD/CAM
thin-film systems
3D printing
Regulatory:
14791, 60601-1.1 edII(I), 60601-2-10 edII(I), 13485, 62304,
82304, 10993, CE, FDA, C-tick, Canadian registration…
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4. (Why) do they matter?
Do they matter in our field????
Medical Device development
1. You don‘t know what you don‘t know
2. Regulatory Red Tape can be avoided by being smart
3. Work with experienced partners with trusted relationships only
4. Documentation, Documentation and more Documentation
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5. How does mobile, wearable, smart tech
impact the audience?
hopefully never, in my field
How do you apply the technologies in
your field of business?
Case studies
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30. Movement & Control
sequential control
Below elbow amputation
function
muscles used
movement
Fingers open and close
Wrist extensors and flexors Open – extensors
Close – flexors
Wrist rotation
Wrist extensors and flexors CW – extensors
CCW – flexors
Change of movement
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Co-contraction
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