SBIR/STTR Research Award
A powered foot and ankle prosthesis for improved maneuverability and reduced metabolic cost
Award amount
$749,749Program and phase
STTR · Phase IIAward year
2007Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Simbex LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2007-09-11
- Contract end date
- 2008-09-09
- UEI
- HJDCHLCY3RF1
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- A06-T031
Research abstract
This Phase II STTR proposal continues development and implementation of novel powered prosthetic foot-ankle components for use by military and civilian personnel with lower-limb loss in typical military and civilian environments. A cost-effective, biomimetic, dynamic foot-ankle system is proposed that improves walking speed, gait metabolism, and prosthesis control compared to current passive foot-ankle technologies. Additionally, the system has been developed for use by military and civilian personnel in situations that include stair ascent and descent and uneven sloped terrain.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Dynamic Perturbation Training System for ACL Rehabilitation
- Low Cost Head Impact Alert System for Helmeted Sports
- Low Cost Head Impact Alert System for Helmeted Sports
- Flexible, high-frequency, high-durability, and multifunctional sensor film
- TheraSense Dynamic Support Surface for Pressure Ulcers
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Miniature Generator Power for Advanced Prostheses
- Energy Scavenging Ankle Component for Self-Charging Batteries on Prosthetic Limbs
- A powered foot and ankle prosthesis for improved maneuverability and reduced metabolic cost
Research funding history
25 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2001–2016). Reported award amounts total $12,350,017. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation