IBT CEO, Rahul Kaliki, led the training session showcasing the Glide myoelectric directional control system. Glide offers users precise directional control and is scalable as users advance in their abilities. After an engaging introductory presentation, the attending clinicians had the opportunity to try out Glide firsthand.
Some attendees were fitted with electrodes to demonstrate the capability with Taska hands - Glide is compatible with almost every hand, wrist, and elbow on the market. This allowed them to configure the myoelectric inputs using the IBT Glide iPad app in real time, successfully achieving their desired prosthesis movements tailored to each individual user, and adding more complex movement patterns as they got to grips with the Glide app.
A highlight of the Glide training was when the clinicians applied the technology to a real-life scenario of picking up biscuits from the table using demo Taska hands controlled by Glide myoelectric directional control. Despite the challenge of not being an everyday myoelectric user and mixed success of the task they were trying to perform, they demonstrated the speed and ease they were learning about this myoelectric control system, plus its real-world applications for users.
Rahul also presented case studies of existing patients using the Glide system to exemplify some of the ways Glide can be applied to help certain patients achieve more with their prostheses than other myoelectric control methods. This provided the attendees with valuable insights into what type of patients may benefit most from Glide myoelectric directional control.
Steeper recently hosted a successful professional training day at London Prosthetics Centre, in collaboration with IBT and Point Designs.
The second training session of the day focused on the Point Digit from Point Designs. Damini Agarwal, Chief Technology Officer at IBT, who joined remotely to deliver a comprehensive overview of the Point Designs product range. Attendees were able to learn more about the types of partial hand amputation in the context of how Point Designs’ products benefit partial hand amputees. Attendees were also given a preview of a new functional high-definition silicone cover for a point digit prosthetic finger.
As well as providing a professional development and learning opportunity for all the attendees, the training day demonstrated how combining existing prosthetic products on the market with newly accessible technologies can empower patients in their lives through innovation.
Steeper Prosthetic Product Manager Lorna Aitken commented on the day: “Innovation is essential to delivering the best possible outcomes for patients. Engaging training with new technologies like IBT’s Glide and Point Designs’ partial hand solutions ensures clinicians are not only up to date with the latest advancements but also confident in applying them in real-world clinical settings. Opportunities like this directly enhance clinicians’ ability to offer more personalised, effective solutions that truly empower the individuals they care for.”
As well as providing a professional development and learning opportunity for all the attendees, the training day demonstrated how combining existing prosthetic products on the market with newly accessible technologies can empower patients in their lives through innovation.
Steeper Prosthetic Product Manager Lorna Aitken commented on the day: “Innovation is essential to delivering the best possible outcomes for patients. Engaging training with new technologies like IBT’s Glide and Point Designs’ partial hand solutions ensures clinicians are not only up to date with the latest advancements but also confident in applying them in real-world clinical settings. Opportunities like this directly enhance clinicians’ ability to offer more personalised, effective solutions that truly empower the individuals they care for.”