7 Dec '11
The Urals' Eva and INTECHNO have developed a unique suit for kids with infantile cerebral paralysis (ICP), the Sverdlovsk region Infrastructure HUB reports.
The scientists reportedly received their start capital with the help of the Sverdlovsk region Infrastructure HUB.
The suit consists of multi-layer cell material and pneumonic cells and causes mechanical squeezing of all muscles of the body and limbs. As a result, the suit is pumped with air, and the baby’s body takes the right position. The brain receives information on how to bend arms, legs in the right way; the suit also causes better blood supply into the brain, engaging and causing active work of damaged zones.
The innovative elements are the net material, pneumatic cell, ability to change pressure in the cells. In comparison with the foreign similar products, this suit enables an increase in an extent of impacting muscles and tissues, has a lower cost, and provides opportunity to regulate impact on problem zones.
Marina Glyadkova, the director of INTEKHNO, said, “The Eva suits can be purchased at the Zdorovoye Detstvo rehabilitation center in Ekaterinburg. We plan to include them into a free social package, and also start cooperating with medical centers in Russia and abroad.”