ACHILLES TENDON MARKER

The Achilles Tendon alignment is most likely one of the two critical aspects to understand the functionality of the whole foot. If the heel bone (calcaneus) is stabilized in a neutral position during heel impact, we will see a straight Achilles Tendon alignment. If the heelbone is rotated into a val

Project Title

ACHILLES TENDON MARKER

Project Area of Specialization

Biomedical Engineering

Project Summary

The Achilles Tendon alignment is most likely one of the two critical aspects to understand the functionality of the whole foot. If the heel bone (calcaneus) is stabilized in a neutral position during heel impact, we will see a straight Achilles Tendon alignment. If the heelbone is rotated into a valgus position during heel-impact, we will see a bent Achilles Tendon with a concave shape on the lateral side. For a calcaneus varus, the curved shape of the Achilles Tendon will be the opposite. The Achilles Tendon Marker is the strongest tendon in the body and helps to maintain the posture of the person. In this project, we have to draw a straight line in the middle of the tendon. We have different methods to find the centerline such as MRI, Ultrasound, etc. But these are very expensive and not within the reach of the common man. So here we are proposing a new and cheap technique to mark the Achilles tendon which helps therapists to treat their patients.

Project Objectives

1- Design and fabrication of an economic machine to detect and mark Achilles Tendon.

2- Draw a centerline along Achilles Tendon

Project Implementation Method

The controller helps to synchronize the motors and control the motors as well as the sensor. At the start, the battery will be giving voltage to the controller where output voltage given
to the motor diver will control the speed of motors. The lidar sensor is attached to the linear actuator and will send signals to the microcontroller. The laptop controls raspberry pi 4B and the screen of raspberry pi is shown on a laptop with the help of a capture card. Raspberry pi is embedded in PCB.PCB provides a power supply to PCB.
Lidar sensors are connected to PCB via controller and in turn, it is connected to the raspberry pi through TTL converter. As motors rotate the actuator starts its linear
motion and the lidar sensor will give distance at every point. These points will be used to generate an outline of both legs which will be used to find midpoints and these midpoints once joined will give the centerline of the Achilles tendon.

Benefits of the Project

The problem we want to solve with the ATM is to have a simple instrument to draw a precise center-line along the Achilles tendon, from the center of the heel bone to the start of the calf muscle which will help in further investigation and diagnosis of Tendoniopathy and Achilles Tendinosis which are diseases responsible for swelling, and pain in Achilles tendon. The present methods include MRI and ultrasound scanning which are beyond the reach of a common man. A CalcenousValgus(bent foot) might also be one of the main reasons for Achilles tendinosis and hallux valgus(great toe deformity). This is because of Achilles tendon is bent which is deformed due to an imbalanced gait. For Gait analysis, Achilles’ tendon location needs to be found.

We have different methods to find the centerline such as MRI, Ultrasound, etc. But these are very expensive and not within the reach of the common man. So here we are proposing a new and cheap technique to mark the Achilles tendon which helps therapists to treat their patients.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The Achilles Tendon Marker is consist of two beds. One is the small one and the other is the bigger one.Small bed is for standing on it and the linear rails are embedded on the larger bed.Motors are fixed on the rails which helps them to move from top to bottom and vice versa.The person stand on the small bed and the procedure started.Motors started moving on the rails and taking measurements from bottom to top and than again top to bottom. The average of the calculations is used to draw a central line of Achilles Tendon Marker.

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Core Industry

Manufacturing

Other Industries

Health

Core Technology

Robotics

Other Technologies

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Required Resources

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