GyroGlove is a glove designed to suppress hand tremors caused by Parkinson’s disease. Instead of using drugs to counteract the effect of the disease, which have a finite lifespan and sometimes significant side effects, Joon Faii Ong (a medical student at Imperial College London) worked with a team of engineers, designers and medics to create a glove that would directly stabilise the hands of someone suffering from tremors, by using gyroscopes.
First nominated as a finalist in the AXA PPP Health Tech & You Awards, and now on target to launch at the end of 2016.
via designcouncil.org.uk and gyrogear.co
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