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Design for Life

Published in "The Review", the magazine of MediWales, the Welsh Medical Technology Forum

Autumn 2008

Extract:

At the Royal Hospital for Neurodisability, Dr Steve Cousins is in charge of Biomedical Engineering Services, which accommodates the seating and postural needs of clients with the most complex and severe long-term conditions. ‘Many of our patients are young men with brain injury from traffic or sporting accidents,’ said Steve. ‘If you get seating and posture wrong with these patients, it’s like a slow poison. There are multiple factors to integrate: spinal collapse, pressure on the organs, digestive problems, potential pressure sores, muscle spasms, control of body temperature… So you’re dealing with really complicated combinations.’

The shortcomings in both techniques and equipment available have made Steve a serial inventor.

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