Solution: Knee-locking mechanism is provided which can be activated and deactivated by the amputee as they encounter difficult conditions as mentioned above. Once the amputee is used to their leg, walking on uneven terrain, sloppy region and staircases are difficult. During the initial training of the amputee, it is required for safety concerns and to address the fear of falling. Need 2: Additional stability is required for the patient at multiple stages of prosthesis use. The deep squat mechanism helps to prevent the arrest of motion while standing up and reduce metabolic energy cost. Solution: Advanced knee rotation mechanism is developed in order to facilitate cross-legged sitting вЂ“ allowing huge improvement in range over traditional prosthetic knees. Need 1: Market products developed with Western technology ignore Indian locomotion needs, such as cross-legged sitting, deep squatting for toilet use, and exercise postures in YogaВ which can be used for rehabilitation. The researchers identified the following needs and developed novel solutions: Overall, the knee joint is designed to meet the Indian life style which other products fail to fulfillвЂќ. Kanagaraj, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, said, вЂњThe knee joint developed by our team has a spring assisted deep squat mechanism, which helps to use Indian toilet system more comfortably the knee rotating mechanism helps to have cross legged sitting the locking mechanism helps to reduce the fear of falling of patients while walking in an unknown terrain adjustable link length in a knee helps to have either more stability or easy flexing depending on age and requirement of the patients. Highlighting the key areas of their research, Prof. Prototypes of their models developed by this research team are currently undergoing trials. Kanagaraj, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, set out to tackle these issues. In addition, the Indian lifestyle and uneven terrain require prosthetics with specifications unique to India, which are not widely available in the market.ДЄ team led by Prof. Highly functional mobility for amputees requires devices with advanced features which are expansive and cannot be afforded by many.ДЇurther, affordable prosthetics that are available in the market have many functional limitations. Prosthesis development in India faces many challenges.

IIT Guwahati Researchers collaborated with 151 Army Base Hospital, Guwahati, Tolaram Bafna Kamrup District Civil Hospital, Guwahati, Guwahati Neurological Research Centre (GNRC), North Guwahati, and North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGHRIMS) ,В Shillong.ДЄ demonstration video can be viewed and downloaded from the following link вЂ“ This research was funded by theВ Ministry of Education, Government of India and the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. It is also adjustable for the different age groups and multiple stages of prosthesis use. GUWAHATI: Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiВ Researchers have developed a Prosthetic Leg specifically designed for Indian conditions.В It is suitable for uneven terrain and supports Indian needs such as cross-legged sitting, and deep squatting.

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