1. ISPRM Symposium on Rehabilitation Disaster Relief at the 6th ISPRM World Conference in Puerto Rico 2011 13 June 2011San Juan Puerto Rico Technology and Ethics Designing devices for all Daniele Bonacini Milan, Italy Introduction Methods & Materials Results Everyyearwemake a steptowardspeople’s needs, designingnewproducts, supportingnewathletes, helping people withouteconomicmeans. Nowwe are testing a fibercarbonfootthroughcompressionmouldingaimedtosubstitutetotally the SACH foot in the world and wehaveto complete the developmentofactiveAnklefootOrthosis. Nextyearwewill produce wheelchairs and developfurtheroursportsline. Herebelowourpatentedfeet (Walking MP, Roadwalking - the onlyonewith 3 touchs on the ground - Sprinter's King) and Mauro, Daniele, Federica, some ofouratheletes. Prosthetic aids are usually design based on a mix of quantitative and qualitative data, tested internally by the companies and launched on market place at an expensive price. Our approach: 1.Starting from sport devices: the hardest challenge 2.Adopting this method to design a prosthetic aid: starting from quantitative data and using high technology, like optoelectronic system, in order to actually improve the state of art. 3.Innovation of product and of process to obtain the high technology aid accessible to all people soon as possible, pursuing the mission “High technology accessible for all users” Below: Kit for Haiti - Haiti 2010 - Haiti 2011 Our methodology: 1.Gait analysis of sound limb and limb with prosthetic foot available on market 2.Defining targets (functionalities of the sound limb) eliminating the negative backward force component (FX) during the weight loading as the other existing feet 3.Degning and manufacturing a prototype 4.First FEM analysis 5.Structural check through static and fatigue experimental testing 6. Second FEM Analysis 7.Testing outside the product according to ISO 10328 (al contrariodeiconcorrenti) 8.Patenting new product in Europe and US Prepreg Carbon Fiber textile it’s leggero, strenght, elasticity (able to store and return elastic energy) Testing by LAB - Politecnico Gait and FEM Analysis Conclusions Eachstepletgrow the company and its social corporate responsibilityactivitity: we are in Haiti fromFebruary 2010 and wekeep on sendingprosthesesthankstoLions International. Wewill start at short to help people in Sirya and Iraq. The main cause of the 90% ofprosthesisusers in developingcountriesisamputation due tolandmineexplosions. More than 80% out ofvictims are civilians, 1 out of 5 is a child. “Only 5-15% of people ofthesecountrieswhorequireassistivedeviceshaveaccesstothem: production is low and oftenoflimitedquality, there are fewtrainedpersonnel and costsmaybeprohibitive” (WHO) Webelievethattechnology and ethicbyjoining the forcesofallactorsacting in eachcountry can reallychangethis situation. The objectiveofprostheticsistorestore, ascloseaspossible, the functionalcapacityformerlyheldby a limbdeficientperson, in the west as in developingcountries. High healthtechnologicaldevices can beaccessiblefor all. Technologytoallusersdoesn't mean profit for west industriesbutmeans: forcompanies, innovationstobring down pricesalways more and more withouthlosing the best results, implementing corporate social responsabilityprojectsto donate prosthesisto people who can't affordit; forstates and allotherentitiespromotingpersonswithdisabilitiesrights, provideaccesstodevicesfor all. Corporate Social Responsability