Marsi Bionics presents the clinical successes of its exoskeletons to internal medicine physicians

• The Atlas 2030, the world’s only children’s exoskeleton, is capable of achieving a much more effective therapy in the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
• The Mak Active Knee, the exoskeleton that works like a robotic knee, is achieving rehabilitation that was previously impossible due to its speed and lack of pain.

25/11/2020

Elena Garcia Armada, founder of Marsi-Bionics and CSIC research scientist, has participated in the 41st Annual Congress of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine. Within the eHealth area of the Congress, Dr. García Armada explained how engineering and artificial intelligence applied to robotics are revolutionising the rehabilitation of neurological diseases.

Dr. García Armada highlighted the importance of technological innovation when it comes to rehabilitation after a stroke or Spinal Muscular Atrophy in the case of children. In both pathologies, physical rehabilitation is a vital task for patients that can affect their life expectancy. Currently, it is approached from a limited perspective in terms of technology, space, time and investment. These elements work against the effectiveness of the treatment and, therefore, against the well-being of patients.

Against this background, the clinical successes of Marsi-Bionics’ exoskeletons have been presented. The Atlas 2030, the only children’s exoskeleton in the world, is able to achieve a much deeper and more effective therapy in the treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy, reducing the physical deterioration of patients.

The Mak Active Knee, the exoskeleton that works like a robotic knee, is already achieving rehabilitations that were previously impossible due to its speed, efficiency and absence of pain. It is currently part of the BUPA Sanitas Group’s knee rehabilitation programme at the Hospital de La Zarzuela, but a clinical trial is already underway to test its use in patients who have suffered a stroke.

These two exoskeletons are, to date, two great examples of how the use of technology in the service of healthcare can achieve greater clinical effectiveness, better patient care and savings in the use of resources.