Anurag Purwar
Location: Stony Brook, New York United States
Company: SUNY Stony Brook
Profession: Engineer/Designer
Number of times previously entering contest: 1
Favorite design and analysis tools: MotionGen, http://www.motiongen.io
Autodesk Inventor
Autodesk ForceEffect Motion
Solidworks
Ansys
COMSOL
Abaqus
Hobbies and activities: Robotics and Electronics
Online communities: ASME, ASEE
Inspired by: As an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stony Brook University (SUNY), I teach, practice, and research in the Machine Design area.
The motivation to work on Mobility Assist came from a friend and a retired doctor who has Polio and wanted me to design a multi-functional assistive device that could help him get up from a chair and walk around. The device was developed from a personal pain and eventually was designed and manufactured to help benefit a large class of patient population suffering from mobility disabilities.
Biodex Medical Systems as our commercialization partner is bringing this device to the market. As of June 2017, several pre-production units were placed in assisted living facilities and nursing homes for final feedback collection.
Product URLs:
http://www.biodex.com/mobilityassist
http://www.mobilityassist.net
2017 Entries
Date | Title | Category | Views | Votes |
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07/01 | Mobility Assist: A Multifunctional Sit-to-Stand and Ambulation Therapy Device | Medical | 5838 | 1 |
2016 Entries
Date | Title | Category | Views | Votes |
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07/01 | Mobility Assist: A Sit to Stand Device to Improve Quality of Life and Independence for Persons with Functional Limitations | Medical | 6032 | 1 |