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There are about 345,000 Achilles Heel and over 1M ankle injuries every year.  In many of these injuries, a brace is fitted on the patient with instructions to "self monitor" the weight that they put on that joint- the "toe touch weight bearing."  Patients are often confused about "% of weight" to keep off their ankle, and there is no way for the medical professional to monitor these recommendations and inform the patient if he or she is properly adhering to these instructions. 

MCET technology can do this and both alert the patient and the medical professional if the instructions are being followed properly.

There are at least 345K Achilles heel injuries,  1M+ ankle injuries- of which 85% are sprains, and between 100-200K ACL injuries and/or replacements every year. In each of these recoveries, medical professionals have only a limited window to monitor patient progress based on one visit per week at best. No cost-effective method available to explain difference b/t “actual” movement limitations as specified by patient (outside clinic, or dynamic) and measurements you have taken at the clinic (static).  

Globally, at least 6.2 million miles of pipeline transport gas, oil, and chemicals to 700 refineries and to 24,500 power utility plants. Sixty percent of those pipelines are in the US.  Due to the nature of pipeline transport, failure results in significant consequences. Since 1986, pipeline failures alone have spilled an average of 76,000 barrels per year, or more than 3 million gallons per year. Monetary losses due to fines, cleanups, and system shutdowns can approach $1M/day.

While elaborate systems exist to monitor the entire transport system, the monitoring system overall has systemic issues at the critical components – gaskets, seals, pipelines, and pressure vessels. Physical inspection of these critical components is periodic, labor-intensive, and unreliable. Emerging technologies addressing these issues are typically prohibitively expensive, require human operation, and have a limited inspection window and/or range.