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Case Study: A Load-Sensing Rehabilitation Crutch, From Concept to 100 Pairs

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Case Study: A Load-Sensing Rehabilitation Crutch, From Concept to 100 Pairs

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How OVA Solutions built a load-sensing crutch module that helps patients follow partial weight bearing after surgery: custom force sensors, BLE on nRF52, FEA of the load path, aluminum molds and durability testing, and 100 pairs produced in about 1,660 engineering hours over eight months. Includes why feedback has to arrive during the step, and how volume drives molded housing cost.

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