Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) is the bane of office executives everywhere, who suffer from muscle aches and pain to their joints, due to long hours at the computer.
Now, those who suffer from RSI may soon find sweet relief, thanks to an invention by Chan Jun Hong and Chua Hui Ling, a student and graduate of the Diploma of Electronics, Computer and Communications Engineering.
The duo came up with a new Grip-less Mouse for patients who are undergoing rehabilitation for RSI. This invention won Gold in the 8th IES Design Award of Devices for the Handicapped and the Elderly.
How did the idea come about? Said Jun Hong, “We wanted to create a device which is small, simple, but helpful to many patients. After doing our research and discussions with physiotherapists from Alexandra Hospital and lecturers from our School of Health Sciences, we decided to focus on RSI, since it is something that many people suffer from.”
The Grip-less Mouse is a specially designed mouse. It consists of two devices: the device for the left hand is solely for clicking while the device for the right hand is for navigation. These functions enable a patient to use both left and right devices on his lap, instead of having to rest his hands on a work surface as he would need to do so with a conventional mouse. |
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According to Jun Hong, “With this device, the patients have a comfortable and natural resting position. The equal distribution of stress across the arms and fingers allows the patient to recover faster.” A patent has been filed for this product.
Besides the Grip-less Mouse, NYP also took a Bronze and a Merit in the IES Design competition. The Bronze award went to the creation of a Readable Syringe for the Visually Handicapped and the Merit Award to a New Age Tool for Paralysis. |
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