Neuroprosthetic Systems for Enhancement of Neuroplasticity Following Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury
Event details
| Date | 17.12.2013 |
| Hour | 14:00 › 15:00 |
| Speaker |
Prof. Milos R. Popovic, University of Toronto Bio: Prof. Popovic holds the Toronto Rehab Chair in Spinal Cord Injury Research, University of Toronto He is also head of the Rehabiltiation Engineering Laboratory, University Health Network, Canada. |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
In this lecture three neuroprosthetic applications will be presented that do not belong to a typical “garden variety” neuroprostheses that one can commonly find discussed in the literature. The first part of the lecture will showcase a neuroprosthetic application which is aimed at restoring voluntary hand function after severe stroke. In the lecture the results of a Phase II randomized control trial will be presented, which were pivotal for this technology to become a commercially viable product. The second part of the lecture will discuss a neuroprosthetic system for blood pressure regulation for individuals who suffer from orthostatic hypotension following spinal cord injury. In the lecture the results from a Phase I clinical trial will be presented. The third part of the lecture will showcase use of electrical stimulation technology as means to navigate stem cell migration. In the lecture the proof of principle results will be presented. These three project have been selected to showcase idea generation, product development and clinical trial validation process commonly practiced at the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory. The second objective of this lecture is to stress the importance of system level engineering, as a critical tool in the process of creation, development and validation of neuroprosthetic devices.