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This Cycling Control System device enables stroke
survivors, amputees and other disabled users to shift gears, steer, and
brake on a recumbent tricycle using only one hand. “The MonoMano system
allows some people with disabilities to overcome a barrier they face on a
daily basis,” said Sara Hutchinson, one of the student inventors.
“Specifically
designed for upper extremity amputees, stroke survivors and anyone else
who only has the use of one hand, this adapted tricycle handlebar can
be attached to any recumbent trike with a U-shaped handlebar and
horizontal support beam."
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Rehabmart.com, an online e-commerce company that sells
rehabilitation and medical supplies, has recently joined into a
distribution partnership with MonoMano Cycling,
Incorporated, to offer their unique one-handed handlebar for adaptive
cycling (Cycling Control System) to a wider consumer marketplace. The
MonoMano company was born from an ingenious invention created by a team
of students at the University of Rochester in New York. With their goal
of promoting accessibility for people with disabilities, this five
student team developed their unparalleled handlebar device as a
senior-year design project under the guidance of professors Amy Lerner
and Laurel Carney at the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences at the University of Rochester.
This Cycling Control System device enables stroke survivors, amputees
and other disabled users to shift gears, steer, and brake on a
recumbent tricycle using only one hand. “The MonoMano system allows some
people with disabilities to overcome a barrier they face on a daily
basis,” said Sara Hutchinson, one of the student inventors. “It’s our
hope that they can forget about their disability for a while and just
enjoy the freedom of riding a cycle.” The five students, Sara
Hutchinson, Martin Szeto, Jackson Block, Dominic Marino and David
Narrow, have also received the prestigious Student of da Vinci Award for
Accessibility and Universal Design for 2013.
"After seeing how meaningful the device was for stroke survivors,"
said Martin Szeto, “we decided to pursue the project after graduation.”
The MonoMano Cycling company is the five’s brainchild, helping them to
market this cutting edge control system, with goals to develop other
affordable, adaptive technologies to assist individuals with unilateral
weakness. They used the popular crowd-funding platform of Innovocracy to
get their company off the ground and to further perfect the final
version of their cycling control system.
Dedicated to developing innovative devices that allow users with
single-sided disabilities and challenges to enjoy the world of cycling,
MonoMano Cycling is an exciting new trendsetter in the field of adaptive
sports and recreation.
“We are proud to introduce more consumers to the amazing new
one-handed handlebar cycling control system from MonoMano Cycling,” said
Hulet Smith, OTR/L, MBA and CEO of Rehabmart. “Specifically designed
for upper extremity amputees, stroke survivors and anyone else who only
has the use of one hand, this adapted tricycle handlebar can be attached
to any recumbent trike with a U-shaped handlebar and horizontal support
beam. Completely adjustable, this left- or right- handed device can
easily accommodate both children and adults up to 76 inches in height,
and can be purchased alone, with adaptable pedals or even as the
complete trike. Unsurpassed in quality, durability, function and
performance, we are thrilled to offer this exciting new handlebar
innovation to our customers at Rehabmart.com.”
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Source :PRWeb , Elbaton ; 24th June 2013
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