Niagara Foot
MDEA 2012 Gold Winner
The Niagara Foot is an affordable, effective, and field-adjustable prosthetic that can be used anywhere in the world. Prosthetists can tune the heel stiffness, forefoot stiffness, and resistance to dynamic loading to meet patient needs, even in the field. Manufactured and submitted by Niagara Prosthetics and Orthotics International Ltd. (Fonthill, ON, Canada). Supply and design credit to DuPont Canada (Mississauga, ON, Canada), Human Mobility Research Centre, Queen’s University (Kingston, ON, Canada), Centennial Plastics Mfg. Ltd. (Mississauga, ON, Canada), Hippo Design (Saint AndrĂ© Avellin, QC, Canada), Logique 3D/Instadesign (Montreal Laval, QC, Canada), Services PRÉCICAD Inc. (Quebec, Canada), and Universidad Don Bosco (Kempten, Germany).
This product is a winner in the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards competition.