1 July 2014

Spoon Cleverly Designed To Let Parkinson’s Patients Eat With Ease

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San Francisco-based healthcare technology startup, Lift Labs, has designed a clever spoon that helps Parkinson’s patients eat with ease. Named “Liftware”, the spoon works by canceling out the tremors—up to 70%—of the user’s shaking hands.



The spoon’s stabilizing handle actively detects, stabilizes, and responds to the user’s tremors, keeping hands steady, resulting in mess-free meals.



Liftware also comes with rechargeable batteries that will last for several days on a single charge. More attachments, such as forks and keys, are planned for this handy device, which costs US$295 on its website.



To see how this spoon works, take a look at the video below.



























[via Wimp, images via Lift Labs]