"Bracesys is a foldable medical brace that can adapt to the user's injured arm using adjustable Kevlar cables. A concept design by the technology company Osteoid, the custom brace uses recyclable medical-grade nylon, aluminum, stainless steel, and Kevlar cables. It is connected by small joints, cables, and adjustable dials, allowing medical personnel to shape it directly on the patient's body."
"The foldable and adjustable medical brace is first placed loosely around the injured limb. The medical personnel use the movable cables to fit the equipment around the user's arm, and using small screwdrivers, they shorten or extend the connectors and then tighten the tension dials. As the dials turn, the cables pull the segments together and lock the foldable and adjustable medical brace."
"Bracesys adapts over time. Injuries change as swelling goes down and healing progresses, and traditional braces often become too loose or too tight, so the patients have to return to the hospital or clinic to replace them. With the foldable and adjustable medical brace, clinicians just adapt the fit during follow-up visits. The design team says it can also improve recovery, since the brace continues to support the injury correctly throughout the healing process."
Bracesys is a foldable, adjustable medical brace constructed from recyclable medical-grade nylon, aluminum, stainless steel, and Kevlar cables. Small joints, cables, and adjustable dials let clinicians shape and tension the device directly on an injured arm, then lock it rigid for stable support. Segments can be shortened or extended with screwdrivers and relaxed later using quick-release pins. The modular design reduces pressure points and accommodates changing swelling during recovery, allowing clinicians to refit rather than replace braces. Standardized sizes, derived from analysis of over 600 anonymized CT scans, cover most body types.
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