Augmented Reality Rehabilitation

Restoring movement. Reducing phantom limb pain.

SimuStride lets lower‑limb amputees visualize and control a virtual prosthesis using their own muscle signals, pairing EMG‑driven intent with real‑time haptic feedback to retrain the brain and accelerate rehab.

EMG ➜ AR prosthesis Haptic feedback Early post‑op training
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How SimuStride works

A lightweight EMG sleeve reads residual‑limb muscle activity and maps intent to a tracked virtual prosthesis in AR. Haptic motors reinforce correct activation to build motor memory before fitting a physical prosthesis.

EMG intent decoding

Signal processing extracts clean activation patterns from residual‑limb musculature to drive knee control in a virtual limb.

AR visualization

A 3D prosthesis aligns to the user in mixed reality, enabling task‑based training (gait cycles, toe taps, step‑overs) months earlier.

Real‑time haptics

Vibrotactile cues guide timing and magnitude of contractions, reinforcing motor learning and body‑schema updates.

Early results

Pre‑pilot testing with lower‑limb amputees has shown encouraging signals for phantom‑limb pain relief and engagement. (Preliminary; not a medical claim.)

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Participants reporting near‑term phantom pain reduction (pre‑pilot)

Minutes

To begin guided, intent‑driven virtual movements

Clinic + Home

Designed for versatile rehab settings

Clinical collaborators: University of Miami Health Total Limb Care Clinic (pilot planning).

Awards & recognition

We are incredibly fortunate to have raised $175K in funding from pitch competitions at both the university and national level, including:

SimuStride team accepting the USTAAR Accelerator grand prize

$100,000 @ USTAAR Accelerator

University of Miami’s USTAAR accelerator grand prize to advance clinical readiness.

SimuStride wins ACC InVenture Prize

$15,000 @ ACC InVenture Prize

Nationally broadcast collegiate innovation competition.

SimuStride team recognized at NIH DEBUT Challenge

$15,000 @ NIH DEBUT Rehabilitative & Assistive Technologies Prize

Prize from NIH’s DEBUT Challenge recognizing impactful student medtech.

Featured video: NIH DEBUT Pitch

Team

Engineers, industry experts, and advocates focused on restoring independence for amputees.

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Ben Broyles

Co‑Founder • B.S. Biomedical Engineering (Medical Focus)

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Portrait of Elissa Cimino

Elissa Cimino

Co‑Founder • B.S. Biomedical Engineering (Mechanical Focus)

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Portrait of Aidan Scott‑Van Deusen

Aidan Scott‑Van Deusen

Co‑Founder • B.S. Biomedical Engineering (Electrical Focus)

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Join our pilot

Clinics, therapists, or amputees interested in early evaluations, we’d love to talk.

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Contact

General: postal.amber.7m@icloud.com

Partnerships & pilots: postal.amber.7m@icloud.com