James Leckey Design
Challenge
Rehabilitative and assistive devices, such as mobility and postural aids, can help restore or replace the loss of mobility caused by conditions such as Cerebral Palsy (CP). It is essential to know if these interventions are working, to prevent device abandonment, false hopes, and unnecessary spending and effort.
To achieve this, the company aimed to incorporate smart technologies into its product range to provide new innovative ways for children to interact and engage with the products whilst also generating evidence to support clinical practice in the prescription and usage of such postural equipment.
Solution
This KTP project facilitated a collaboration with Ulster University to:
- Integrate the latest sensory technologies into existing Leckey products to improve the clinical outcomes for children using the products.
- Aid therapists in obtaining relevant data to support evidence-based practice.
- Boost Leckey’s reputation for innovation and create a distinct competitive advantage within the postural supportive device market.
- Significantly increase national/global market share.
Company Impact
We developed and embedded the skills and knowledge necessary to successfully integrate existing and emerging technologies into new James Leckey Design Ltd products and understand how data gathered can be used to provide evidence for clinical practice within pediatrics.