Cadence Biomedical, Seattle, Washington, maker of the Kickstart™ Walking System, announced that is has received $1 million in new grants from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program. One grant will fund development of a progress tracker for Kickstart, which will help patients and their physical therapists develop customized therapy programs. A second grant will fund development of a new device that incorporates sensory feedback technology for individuals with amputations learning to walk with prostheses.
“More than two million Americans suffer from severe mobility impairments and are underserved by the technology that’s currently on the market,” said Brian Glaister, CEO of Cadence. “We are so pleased that the Department of Defense has chosen to continue to support our efforts to help people with disabilities walk again and rediscover the activities they used to love to do.”
Jim Lynskey, PT, PhD, associate professor of physical therapy at A.T. Still University, Mesa, Arizona, will serve as a clinical investigator on the new grants.
