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RECUPERET

wearable focused on the ACL injury, allowing youth athletes to recover mentally and physically during these traumatic injuries.

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the injury

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femur

ACL

tibia

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Grade 1

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Grade 1 injuries include ACLs that have suffered mild damage, e.g., the ACL is mildly stretched but still provides adequate stability to the knee joint.

 

Grade 2

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Grade 2 ACL injuries are rare and describe an ACL that is stretched and partially torn.

 

Grade 3

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Grade 3 ACL tears happen when the ACL is torn completely in half and is no longer providing any stability to the knee joint.

pain points

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change in fitment
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stages of recovery
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accountability

as young athletes are growing during this pivotal time in their life, they need something that can grow with them. 

during the recovery process there are many different stages towards recovery. many of these being times where mobility is affected

throughout recovery its essential for the doctor or therapist to hold the patient accountable in order to achieve a successful recovery

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the four stages

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1.0

injury: 

 

initial injury while playing a sport or caused by contact in injury. 

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level of mobility: 0% 

2.0

prehab: 

 

timeline between the injury and the surgery, typically lasting anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months.

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level of mobility: 25%

3.0

surgery: 

 

graft surgery extracted from cadaver or patella tendon.

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level of mobility: 0%

4.0

recovery: 

 

physical therapy used to help athletes recover in order to return to play.

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level of mobility: 60-100%

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the design

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design points

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adaptive material
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assistant coach
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time crunch

using different progressive and innovative materials, we can parallel the growth of the athlete with the wearable they will be using 

data/feedback from the wearable in order to assist the user while he recovers with the therapist’s help

taking every aspect of the injury and designing for it in order for the athlete/user to feel the benefits of capitalizing on time

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growth layer: hydrogel

second layer: compression

tertiary layer: polydioxanone

base layer: data

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recuperet

adaptive ACL apparatus designed and engineered for the fast recovery of young athletes battling the ACL injury.

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details

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details

progressive walkthrough

as the PLD is stable, the hydrogel grows over time. while the hydrogel is growing the PLD is dissolving, creating a handoff for the athlete to go from something that very rigid to something that is more flexible yet is also supportive.

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RECUPERET DIGITAL SYSTEM

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user onboarding

wireframe flow

therapist POV

patient POV

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RECUPERET

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