‘Smart knee’ technology from scientists in Cork boosts patient recovery

Scientists at the Tyndall National Institute in Cork are involved in the development of a ‘smart knee’ sensor which could improve and accelerate recovery from knee surgery.

The intelligent device, created along with scientists at German-Serbian software company Nissatech Innovation Centre, is attached to the knee during post-op care and is now being trialled in a Budapest Hospital.

Scientists predict clinicians and patients alike will enjoy, within the next two years, the benefits of the device which remotely monitors the patient’s progress through a movement sensor.