Prodrobot - Automated Gait Trainer

• to be used as a standing frame,
• for patients suffering from paraplegia,
• for people with stroke affecting gait impairment,
• for people with Parkinson’s disease with the slowdown, muscle stiffness and impaired motility disorders of gait and postural,
• for disorders of gait and posture in various polyneuropathies (toxic, metabolic and autoimmune nature, such as Guillain-Barre syndrome) with muscle weakness of varying severity including flaccid paralysis,
• for patients with cerebral palsy, in which movement disorders mainly consist of muscle weakness and spasticity,
• for patients with muscular diseases such as muscular dystrophy with progressive weakness and atrophy of muscles.

CERTIFIED MEDICAL DEVICE

Prodrobot is a class IIa medical device. As such, it is subject to the stringent requirements of international medical standards. In 2015, the product underwent tests to demonstrate compliance with medical standards. Both Prodrobot and Prodromus Ltd successfully completed the research and audit, which resulted in the obtaining of certificates, issued by a notified body TUV Rheinland.

CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH RESPECTED AUTHORITIES

From the beginning, great emphasis was placed on acquiring knowledge from experienced people in the field of physiotherapy, anatomy, biomechanics and neurology.

Cooperation was established with specialists in the field of control, measurement and drive systems.

The collected knowledge came from verified sources and was also verified many times during development and testing.

IDEALLY DEVELOPED AND INNOVATIVE

The construction uses materials and components of the highest quality. Some of them are successfully used even in the space industry.

The applied consistent philosophy in the field of design gave results in the form of intuitive operation, characteristic of modern and innovative devices.

EFFECTIVE AND SAFE

Based on a retail risk analysis, a safe product was created for both, the patient and the therapist.

In everyday work with patients, Prodrobot confirms its effectiveness by intensifying the therapy and its effects. Small patients under the supervision of a therapist have the opportunity to perform a set of exercises unavailable to any device in the world.

Prodrobot is a unique device in many respects …

… on a global scale. Prodrobot presents a unique concept of approach to therapy. It is devoid of a treadmill (which can cause an impactful foot movement), and at the same time allows for adjustable relief of the patient’s joints and recreates the movement pattern in 6 joints. This allows for a variety that is not available in other solutions (there is no device that reproduces the gait pattern, allows you to do squats, simulate cycling and climbing stairs in one structure).
In an extreme case, the difference in the length of the exerciser’s limbs may be even 16 cm, which is also not ensured by any other robotic device imitating the gait pattern. It is equipped with numerous adjustments that allow it to be adjusted to each patient individually. Despite the aforementioned features, Prodrobot is a compact and lightweight device that is intuitively easy to use. Operation is via the control panel and is as simple as using an ATM.
The current design allows for very extensive development of the device software, which with the passage of time will make it even more unique and original.

We have made big effort to be sure that therapy with Prodrobot is safe. However, keep in mind that the device is not suitable for all medical cases. In particular, please note the following contraindications:

• if the orthosis does not fit the patient securely (leg length, hip-width),
• body weight greater than 50kg,
• significant muscle contractures,
• bone instability (unstable fractures, unstable spine, advanced osteoporosis),
• open skin lesions around legs, arms and trunk,
• circulatory problems,
• cardiac contraindications,
• patient not cooperating or aggressive, for example, transitory psychotic syndrome,
• significant cognitive deficits, no verbal contact from the patient,
• patients treated for a long time with infusions of intravenous mechanical ventilation
• patients with an extremely disproportionate length of limbs and/or spine (eg. dysplasias cartilage – bone),
• serious vascular disorders of lower limbs,
• patients with need of bed rest or immobilization due to eg. osteoarthritis or other inflammatory/infectious,
• arthrodesis of the hip, knee, ankle,
• active implants.