Flint Rehabilitation

Flint Is Awarded Two More SBIR Grants!

FRD — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:19:58 +0000

We are proud to announce that we have received two more Small Business Innovative Research grants from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), a branch of the Department of Education. More information about the SBIR program can be found here.

One of these grants will enable us to refine RAE for at-home use, and, through a partnership with researchers at UC Irvine, to perform controlled testing of the device in an at-home setting. This is both to better understand the best way of using the device, and to ensure that we will provide our customers with a quality product. We are excited to begin providing people with devices they can take home and use to work on their rehabilitation or motor improvement outside of the clinic.

The other grant will allow us to do further research on the MusicGlove (again partnering with UC Irvine) to better understand the benefits it can provide to victims of stroke. We firmly believe in having our devices backed by science. We are committed to providing our customers with tools that work, and only by adhering to rigorous scientific standards can we stand by our products with confidence.

Flint Receives SBIR Grant From NIH

FRD — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:45:32 +0000

Our application for a Small Business Innovative Research grant from the National Institutes of Health has been approved! The SBIR grant program is “a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization.” More information about the mission and goals of the program can be found here.

Our grant, entitled “A Music-Based Rehabilitation Device for Training and Assessing Hand Function” will enable us to further refine the MusicGlove for home use. Importantly, it includes a partnership with UC Irvine to perform rigorous testing of the device in an at-home setting. This will enable us to stay true to our mission of providing high quality rehabilitation devices that are proven to be safe and effective. We look forward with confidence to this exciting opportunity.

MusicGlove Featured on UC Irvine’s Homepage

FRD — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:02:51 +0000

The MusicGlove is in the press again, this time featured on UC Irvine’s homepage. Click here for a direct link to the article, which discusses new innovations in health care that are being developed at Calit2. A few of Flint’s founding members were featured as well. From the article:

“We’re trying to figure out how to use technology to empower people to take care of their health,” says Collaboratory manager Mark Bachman, assistant professor of electrical engineering & computer science. Advances in telecommunication and the accessibility of inexpensive electronic devices, he notes, “open the door to a great opportunity.”

MusicGlove Featured on the Cover of Interface Magazine

FRD — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:00:56 +0000

The MusicGlove has earned a spot on the cover of the Spring 2011 issue of Interface Magazine, a tri-annual publication of Calit2 at UC Irvine. Online or PDF versions of the issue can be found here.

Calit2 is a multidisciplinary research institute at UC Irvine whose goal is “to develop innovative information technology-based products and services to benefit society and ignite economic development in the region and state.” Flint has close ties with Calit2, and we are honored to have our work recognized by such an outstanding institution.