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Unintrusive Pediatric Logging Orthotic Adherence Device: UPLOAD

Award Number: R43HD114266
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/22/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2025

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Unintrusive Pediatric Logging Orthotic Adherence Device: UPLOAD - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The application’s broad objective is to create a product that is able to improve remote compliance monitoring in pediatric orthotics applications by creating a device that combines all of the ideal compliance monitoring features into a single device called the Unintrusive Pediatric Logging Orthosis Analytic Device (UPLOAD). Our initial focus is on pediatric orthotic populations due to the short treatment window and demonstrated clinical efficacy in these populations. Longer term, we can leverage the technical backbone and data ecosystem being advanced with this project for other monitoring needs (e.g., falls in both prosthetics and orthotics, more advanced AFO or prosthesis compliance requiring more than two years of battery life, cranial remolding orthosis pressure monitoring, etc.). The key focus of the proposed project is to determine the feasibility of creating a commercially available device that has all of the following features: unintrusive size, battery life that lasts at least as long as the time between brace replacements, low cost, and most importantly real time remote access to the sensor data in a way that does not require any additional hardware or effort from the parent/patient after initial setup. The specific aims of the project are to develop specifications, perform technical development of the UPLOAD system, and then perform benchtop verification testing to confirm the feasibility of the meeting the identified specifications. The research design and methods for achieving the stated objectives include requirements gathering (including conducting an expert panel) and specification document development, prototype design (including component identification, prototype hardware development, power budgeting and component selection, and alternative energy harvesting), technical development (including custom hardware design, firmware development, mobile application development with cloud infrastructure, and clinician dashboard and report generation), sensor integration method development, verification testing (including functional testing, battery life characterization and performance testing), design refinement, and management and reporting. This project is relevant to the mission of the National Institutes of Health because it applies knowledge to enhance health and reduce disabilities of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and deformational head shapes.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = -$3,534 )
2026	2023	LIBERATING TECHNOLOGIES INC	325 HOPPING BROOK RD STE A	HOLLISTON	MA	01746	MIDDLESEX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	3/9/2026	NEW	-$3,534
														Subtotal = -$3,534

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $295,907 )
2023	2023	LIBERATING TECHNOLOGIES INC	325 HOPPING BROOK RD STE A	HOLLISTON	MA	01746	MIDDLESEX	USA	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research	000	1	9/22/2023	NEW	$295,907
														Subtotal = $295,907

Grand Total All Awards = $292,373

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Unintrusive Pediatric Logging Orthotic Adherence Device: UPLOAD

Award Number: R43HD114266

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/22/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2025

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