Smart GloveRehabilitation assistance system

Target market

eHealth & Digital Healthcare- A Monitoring System for Hand/Wirst Physiotherapy- Real time exercise guidance- Secondary Market:

- Sports, fitness and exercise tracking- Industries and Automotive (Ex. Car Assembly Lines)- Gesture recognition for people with incapacities- Gaming tools

Eurecat as the technology provider for its long experience in the integration of sensors and electronics on textile products (Spain).

IMAZ Technology Innovation S.L. as an expertise in flexible and printed electronic such as ink formulation, design and printing of lab-scale prototypes for the promotion of flexible and stretchable electronic (Spain).

Mar Parc de Salut de Barcelona (PSMAR) is a public institution responsible for several health care facilities in the Barcelona area, including two general hospitals, an institute of psychiatry, an institute of geriatrics, and various outpatient facilities dedicated to mental health, addictions, primary care and family planning.

The Innovation

Measure hand/wrist health with precision: use combination of

various sensor together with artificial intelligent to create user

friendly and efficient smart glove for perfect recovery.

Realtime Feedback: Monitor in realtime and process record.

Insights Feedback: Comparative feedback for best symmetry

results.

Responsible program: Precise therapy program and decision

making.

• Measuring hand joints movements with high accuracy of <1º by using Flex sensor.

• Force measurement at fingertips and hand.

• 9 axis accelerometer to measure orientation of hand.

• Electromyogram (EMG) muscles activities monitoring.

• Back end system for data recording and IoT.

• Artificial Intelligent for calibration and decision making.

PARTNERS• IMAZ is the hardware provider and service

provider

• EURECAT will help to scale-up the product and commercialization

• Validated in clinical trials with chronic patients focusing on hand rehabilitation.

Business model

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY• The market for medical electronics is expected to reach USD 6.6 billion by 2025• 80% of Doctors interested to monitor patients health status in real time• 58% of patient after stroke suffering from upper limp pain

o limited mobility in shoulder, wrist or hando 18% had incomplete mobility of fingers

BUSINESS MODEL• Partnership with a Health service providers (ex. Microsoft Azure)• IMAZ technology provider - the glove as a consumable• Commercialization includes (service revenues and subscription)

o License to use the platform/serviceo Direct sells and/or renting of the gloveo Maintenance

Operational Excellence

D1: First report on validation and characterization of sensor and smart gloveD2: Second report on validation and characterization of sensor and smart gloveD3: End user validation: usability, acceptability and functionality: optimizationfeedbackD4: 5/10 units Smart Glove production series, Final report for characterization andvalidation

M1: Time Schedule, Production of electronic (performance requirements andvolume)M2: Integration of sensor and electronic part, comfortability and usability ofSmart glove

European dimension

• 2020 - Minimum Viable Product (MVP) resulting from SmartX• Parc de Salut Mar as large end-users interested on product• Launched for validation through Join consortium

• 2021-22 - clinical trials (in Institute Hospital del Mar...)• Obtaining the CE Marking (fundamental for medical devices)• IP protection

• 2022-2024 - Initiation of Sales in National and regional level• 2024-2025 - Externalization of large scale production to the service providers• 2022-2025 - Activities over exploitation of product:

• Website with the relevant technical information• Programmed periodic visits to each customer• Participation in international Fairs• Technological and scientific conferences

1 Clinic 6 Therapists

6000 Patients

750-1150 Gloves per

year

Example of Market volume: • One clinic with approximate 6 Therapists has capacity of approximate 6000

patients per year • Considering, 25-38% of patients who suffers from hand and wrist injuries• the lifespan of 2 years for each glove (8h continues use)

Market need aprox. 750-1140 smart gloves per year