Supporting patients with cerebral palsy

The MTC worked with the Orthotic Research & Locomotor Assessment Unit (ORLAU) based at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, on the design and production of a new standing frame for patients with cerebral palsy.

The current standing frames have a number of limitations, including high cost of manufacture, ease of use for medical professionals and carers, and the bespoke nature of each frame making it difficult to re-adapt them for other patients.

After understanding the requirements and how medical professionals and patients would like to use the frame, the MTC’s Design and Build team came up with a series of design concepts, each addressing key specifications identified from the discovery workshop.

These concepts were shared with the ORLAU team, who identified their preferred concept to take forwards to prototype. This was an aluminium extrusion concept with modular design, offering a range of benefits, including infinite adjustability and modularity, and enabling simple assembly and set-up for each patient.

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