re:motion designs is a team of engineers designing high performance, low-cost prosthetic components for developing world amputees. Our initial product, The JaipurKnee, is a polymer-based polycentric knee joint that can be manufactured for a cost less than $20USD.
The JaipurKnee provides stability and gait efficiency for below-knee amputees in the developing world. re:motion partners with existing low-cost prosthesis providers, such as the Jaipur Foot Organization BMVSS, to design, engineer & distribute prosthetic components to developing world amputees across the globe. The JaipurKnee is currently in field trials in India and has been fitted on over 400 patients to date.
re:motion believes that mobility is a fundamental human right, and the team looks forward to playing its part in empowering amputees to reach their full potential in society.
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The Need
Worldwide, a profound number of people lack mobility due to physical impairment. In India alone, it is estimated that over 10 million people suffer from locomotive disabilities. Trauma due to war or accidents, and diseases such as diabetes, result in a global rate in the hundreds of thousands of new lower-limb amputees each year. Modern assistive technology available in developed countries typically costs in the thousands, or tens of thousands, of dollars and existing extreme affordability prosthetics often lack the performance that an amputee needs to live at their highest potential. With 4 out of 5 of the world's amputees living in developing countries, there is profound need for low-cost lower limb prosthetics for the developing world.