Joint team from Delsson, Centre for Orthopaedics and NTU Singapore which developed a light-weight knee brace that can assist the elderly to climb stairs (IMAGE)

Nanyang Technological University

Joint team from Delsson, Centre for Orthopaedics and NTU Singapore which developed a light-weight knee brace that can assist the elderly to climb stairs

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(Left to right) NTU Asst Prof Chan Wai Lee wearing the 3D-printed prototype knee brace, PhD student Joel Lim holding the prototype, Centre for Orthopaedics Chairman & CEO Dr Jeffery Chew, and Delsson Executive Director Fabian Ong holding the commercial X-Brace sold on the market.

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