Exercise Bikes for Patients on Dialysis
The Fraser Health Renal Program reached out to Garrett Kryt, MAKE+ Research Associate to see if BCIT could assist them in making a special kind of exercise bike – one that would help patients on dialysis and also be safe for staff to move on their own around the dialysis units.
Dog Mobility Device
BCIT MAKE+ researchers’ reputation prompted business owner Ann-Marie Fleming, Founder and CEO of Dog Quality, to partner with MAKE+ to design a mobility device to improve the quality of life for senior dogs.
AAPLEwalk
The BCIT Rehabilitation Engineering Design Lab (REDLab) has designed a prototype of the AAPLEwalk™, a revolutionary it-to-stand exercise machine for people with mobility impairments.
Quantum Sensor Electronics
Matt Greig, MAKE+ Research Associate, was instrumental in the development of the electronics associated with a self-calibrating quantum sensor based on single atoms developed by former BCIT researcher and physics instructor Dr. James Booth. Matt, a BCIT electronics diploma grad, is now working on his PhD at SFU.
Healthcare Company Prototypes
For more than a decade MAKE+ has logged many research hours and more than $185,000 worth of projects building 5 prototypes for a large US-based Healthcare Company worth $699 million. The human factor expertise of MAKE+ was of great interest to this client.
AROW - Adapted Rowing Machine
MAKE+ Director Dr. Jaimie Borisoff, ICORD Principal Investigator and former Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation Engineering Design recently collaborated with ICORD researchers from SFU and UBC to develop a rowing ergometer for people with disabilities, the AROW – Adapted Rowing Machine.
Innovative Medicine Distribution System
MAKE+ Research Associate Lisa Boulton used a front-end design research approach to help Wendepunkt Medical Innovations solve the complex problem of the design and development of a solution for medicine and supply shortages in Uganda.
3D Printed Custom Orthotics
Wiivv Wearables, a BC-based company, partnered with BCIT MAKE+ Project Leader Silvia Raschke for a very unique custom-made 3D sandal. Each sandal is a unique foot orthotic constructed from pictures scanned on your smartphone that are then 3D printed and delivered straight to the consumer.
LIFE360 Innovations Medical Device
Life360 Innovations Inc. partnered with MAKE+ to innovate and research a device to treat male urinary incontinence. After more than eight years of extensive research, including a five-year, multi-site Canadian clinical study, Life360 finally received Health Canada approval for its Contino® urethral insert, a licensed, self-administered medical device that controls bladder leakage in men.