Instrumenting Clubfoot Brace to Define Proper Fit

Afifa Areya (ME)
Alex Landinez (ME)
Emily Zao (ME)
Shahrin Khan (ME)

Advised by Professors Michelle Rosen and Eric Lima

Clubfoot is a birth defect characterized by the inward turning of a baby’s foot. Treatment involves continuous bracing to maintain proper foot position and prevent recurrence. It is often difficult to verify that the brace fits properly, especially as the child grows. Our design embeds flexible sensors in a brace liner to collect pressure data and quantify the forces between the brace and the foot. We use this data to classify what constitutes a proper or improper fit.

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