Student develops a device to prevent leg pain in a teenager with cerebral palsy

During his freshman year at the University of Dayton, Spencer Janning was assigned a project during his Engineering Innovation class to help Lianna, a teenager with cerebral palsy.

"We were assigned to create a new knee and hip abductor for a child who had cerebral palsy," Janning said.

“People who have cerebral palsy do what’s called scissoring of the legs which is where they will take one leg and wrap it around the other leg continually where they cause themselves a lot of pain,” he said.

Lianna and her mother chose Janning’s device among the various presented to the class. The device was ultimately called Freedom Brace.

After the class ended, Janning kept working on his device with the help of Lianna. The device is registered with the FDA as class I medical device and in 2019, the product was ready and on the market.

“It feels good to know that I improved the quality of life for someone who is living with cerebral palsy,” Janning said.

Adapted from: https://www.fox19.com/2019/07/24/local-student-creates-fda-approved-medi...

More information: https://freedombrace.com/

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