conduct 3D knee examinations
The KneeKG is a new clinical tool to help diagnose joint anomalies. It allows knee movements to be analyzed in 3D and in real time. Globally unique, this innovative technology acquired by Emovi Inc., a Laval-based firm, was developed by the École de technologie supérieure’s Imaging and Orthopedics Research Laboratory, in collaboration with the École Polytechnique de Montréal, and the Research Centre of the CHUM. Currently, knee examinations are mainly carried out using X-rays or magnetic resonance. The KneeKG examination is instead carried out without the need for a medical prescription. The apparatus consists of a harness outfitted with electromagnetic motion sensors that are focused on the leg. The device records the knee’s movements and provides precise information on its condition to allow doctors to precociously detect various deficiencies. The KneeKG—which is short for Knee Kinematic Graphic—thereby allows doctors to intervene more quickly to avoid aggravating the illness or injury. Emovi won the 2010 Transfert-Émergence Prize awarded by Bio-Québec to a Québec-based company in the life sciences sector that successfully completed a technology transfer process.
