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Multi-Purpose Arm Cycle Ergometer (M-PACE). Minneapolis Adaptive Design & Engineering (MADE) Program Minneapolis VA Health Care System University of Minnesota. Motivation for development of M-PACE. Post-flap surgical recovery of persons with SCI
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Multi-Purpose Arm Cycle Ergometer (M-PACE) Minneapolis Adaptive Design & Engineering (MADE) Program Minneapolis VA Health Care System University of Minnesota
Motivation for development of M-PACE • Post-flap surgical recovery of persons with SCI • Flap surgeries are often used to heal pressure injuries • Post-flap surgical recovery includes up to six weeks of bed rest • Muscle atrophy, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, etc. • Needed engaging fully supine exercise for SCI patients
Outcome measure built-in for tracking rehabilitation progress
Technology transfer information • Patent pending (issues on July 9, 2018) • 20160258573 – Exercise machine and method for use in a supine position • Continuation patent pending • Technology owned by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of Minnesota • Market Analysis Estimate • $70M - $275M • Seeking a licensee to commercialize the technology
Regulatory information • Regulation: 890.5370 Non-measuring exercise equipment • Product Code: ION • Classification: Class I • GMP Exempt from QSR • except for Records and • Complaint Files
Acknowledgement • Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health Award Number UL1TR000114. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.