Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00093, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Campbell, Anne (Nova Scotia Community College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Nova Scotia|Nouvelle-Écosse, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Applied Research and Development Grants (<$75k), program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée (<75,000 $), program purpose english : The wheelchair is among the most recognizable forms of assistive technology, and arguably the most_x000D_
important. Over 60% of Canadian wheelchair users are older adults, a demographic expected to double by the_x000D_
year 2050, according to Statistics Canada. Efforts are continuing in the field of assistive technology to move_x000D_
technology-related prototypes, resulting from development in the academic sector, to product_x000D_
commercialization within this business sector. In this context, MacKenzie Atlantic (MA), a NS-based company_x000D_
specializing in manufacturing a highly diverse set of products ranging from steel stampings, precision_x000D_
machined products, as well as fixtures and gauges used in the aerospace, defence, marine and renewable energy_x000D_
industries, is looking to expand its business into assistive devices in long-term care facilities. For this purpose,_x000D_
the company has designed a slouch correction aid that can benefit from research collaboration with Nova_x000D_
Scotia Community College (NSCC). In the medium-term, this will spin off a new business creating aids and_x000D_
supportive technologies for the healthcare industry, particularly in relation to the needs of our aging population_x000D_
and injury prevention._x000D_
NSCC will contribute its expertise and facilities in bio-mechanics, suited for validation design improvement as_x000D_
well as laboratory and field data collection. The proposed device is anticipated to enhance the independence of_x000D_
wheelchair users who are not able to correct their slouching posture, and help reduce back injuries among_x000D_
wheelchair users as well as workplace injuries for caregivers, in long term care facilities. This will translate_x000D_
into an increased workers' productivity in long-term facilities and a better condition in the growing aging_x000D_
population. Nonetheless, the proposed device also helps preventing sores while sitting. Knowing that the cost_x000D_
of treating a pressure sore is about $5,000 per month for each person living in the community, and that most_x000D_
people get multiple sores at one time, this quickly becomes a challenge in the health care system. The proposed_x000D_
device therefore represents a new product line for MA with markets across North America and beyond., program purpose french : The wheelchair is among the most recognizable forms of assistive technology, and arguably the most_x000D_
important. Over 60% of Canadian wheelchair users are older adults, a demographic expected to double by the_x000D_
year 2050, according to Statistics Canada. Efforts are continuing in the field of assistive technology to move_x000D_
technology-related prototypes, resulting from development in the academic sector, to product_x000D_
commercialization within this business sector. In this context, MacKenzie Atlantic (MA), a NS-based company_x000D_
specializing in manufacturing a highly diverse set of products ranging from steel stampings, precision_x000D_
machined products, as well as fixtures and gauges used in the aerospace, defence, marine and renewable energy_x000D_
industries, is looking to expand its business into assistive devices in long-term care facilities. For this purpose,_x000D_
the company has designed a slouch correction aid that can benefit from research collaboration with Nova_x000D_
Scotia Community College (NSCC). In the medium-term, this will spin off a new business creating aids and_x000D_
supportive technologies for the healthcare industry, particularly in relation to the needs of our aging population_x000D_
and injury prevention._x000D_
NSCC will contribute its expertise and facilities in bio-mechanics, suited for validation design improvement as_x000D_
well as laboratory and field data collection. The proposed device is anticipated to enhance the independence of_x000D_
wheelchair users who are not able to correct their slouching posture, and help reduce back injuries among_x000D_
wheelchair users as well as workplace injuries for caregivers, in long term care facilities. This will translate_x000D_
into an increased workers' productivity in long-term facilities and a better condition in the growing aging_x000D_
population. Nonetheless, the proposed device also helps preventing sores while sitting. Knowing that the cost_x000D_
of treating a pressure sore is about $5,000 per month for each person living in the community, and that most_x000D_
people get multiple sores at one time, this quickly becomes a challenge in the health care system. The proposed_x000D_
device therefore represents a new product line for MA with markets across North America and beyond., agreement title english : Repositioning system for slouching posture self-correction by wheelchair users, agreement title french : Repositioning system for slouching posture self-correction by wheelchair users, agreement number : CARD2, agreement value : 74625.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada