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Chapter 299 Medical Uses of Flexible Exoskeletons

If flexible exoskeleton equipment can solve the problem of industrialization, the market will definitely be huge, starting with the elderly market.

Elderly people of Mr. Yuan's age and physical condition are inseparable from people's care. But when looking for a caregiver, let's not talk about whether we can find a caregiver who is reassuring. Even if the caregiver is very good, he can still live a better life than the elderly. Better self-care?

When you are sleeping, you suddenly want to go to the toilet. If you can move and take care of yourself, you can go by yourself. But if you can't move and take care of yourself, do you have to wait until the caregiver arrives, determine your needs, and then carry him to the toilet with difficulty? .

For the elderly, the quality of life between the two is completely different.

Furthermore, a good caregiver with 24-hour care costs hundreds of thousands a year, right?

How many families can afford it?

What about those who can’t afford it? Taking care of the elderly and children will completely become a burden to the children.

It's okay if the child is filial, but if he's not

Another one is the medical scene.

For example, the vast rehabilitation training market.

Wu Zhou's flexible exoskeleton device can provide personalized assistance modes based on the patient's movement intentions and myoelectric signals.

So since it is through electrical signals, we only need to make slight changes and add some sensors and networking functions.

For example, if this flexible exoskeleton device is connected to a telemedicine platform through the Internet, patients can receive the most professional rehabilitation guidance and monitoring at home.

Doctors can also view patients' exercise data and feedback in real time through the platform, adjust training plans and parameters, and evaluate training effects and progress. Patients can interact with other patients through the platform, increasing the fun and motivation of training.

Another is that this set of flexible exoskeleton equipment can adjust the assist size mode according to the user's needs. So during the rehabilitation training process, can this function be used to continuously adjust the training difficulty and intensity according to the patient's recovery status? Enable dynamic training adaptation.

The medical market demand in this area is huge. In fact, many institutions, universities, and companies are already doing research on related equipment.

Although good news spreads frequently, in fact, the product is still far away from being confirmed. '

But every year, tens of millions of people with special needs need such equipment.

Now I see that Aiying Group has actually made a product that can actually be implemented, and the specific application effect is also very 'ideal'.

After all, no one knows Mr. Yuan's physical condition better than him.

At this moment, Zhou Mingfu was of course extremely excited.

After Wu Zhou learned that Zhou Mingfu was a top medical expert, he also formally communicated with him.

"Dr. Zhou, Mr. Yuan also told me about you. If you can become a good doctor that Mr. Yuan always praises, of course I can trust you, so I will share some business secrets with you. I also hope you can keep this secret." Some important information about Zhou Mingfu has been roughly guessed by Wu Zhou using the traffic push system.

Medical ethics, medical skills and authoritative status in related fields domestically and internationally.

Generally speaking, although Zhou Mingde is already in his seventies, he still sticks to his front-line job at the age of retirement and continues to shine. Of course, the most important thing is that he has always been pursuing the implementation of cutting-edge science.

He has good medical skills and medical ethics, and is not conservative. This is why he became "eager and excited" after learning about Mr. Yuan's flexible exoskeleton. It was not because he could get more honors for this, but just because He knew for sure that this achievement would benefit countless patients.

"This is my profession. I just did what I should do. I don't deserve Mr. Yuan's praise. In fact, it is my honor to diagnose and treat Mr. Yuan's people! His contribution to society is greater than mine It’s so much higher that I can’t compare to it. Of course, Mr. Wu, if your technology can be implemented at a controllable cost, your contribution to society will definitely be extremely significant.”

Of course Wu Zhou also understood what Zhou Mingfu meant. This thing needs to be implemented as soon as possible, and the price should not be too high to make consumers affordable.

But these are things for later, too cheap and unrealistic. The cost is there.

Yuan Lao's full-body flexible exoskeleton equipment alone costs up to one million. Of course, after final industrial mass production, the cost will definitely be reduced a lot. But even if it is reduced to 10%, the cost will still be 100,000. The price will not be cheap.

Wu Zhou has compared this product with similar products in the industry. Others are still 'laboratory' products, and they are still far away from being implemented. They can only publish them in 'authoritative' journals and so on, and say that they are breakthroughs. .

But Wu Zhou's is a directly commercialized version, and the relevant data exceeds those of laboratory 'products'.

For a unique high-tech product like this, a hundred-fold premium is normal market behavior, and a ten-fold premium is considered a conscientious price.

"Well, DI, a key material currently used in this set of equipment, is a new type of electrochromic material that our company has just developed. Currently, the company is also doing relevant cost analysis and accounting for mass production. After mass production in the future, the cost will definitely be lower than now, but even if it is lower, the actual implementation cost will still be high. A conservative estimate is about hundreds of thousands, and the company's internal investment in early research and development expenses for this product, However, the market needs to recover."

When Zhou Mingfu heard Wu Zhou mention this approximate cost, he felt a chill in his heart, because most families certainly cannot afford such a large expense.

Although Wu Zhou did not say the external selling price of the product, according to 'industry practice', the price of such a good product with an absolute market advantage has nothing to do with the product cost.

Items costing more than ten yuan, as long as the product is good enough and irreplaceable in the market, can be sold for a thousand or ten thousand yuan.

Zhou Mingfu sounded a little frustrated, but finally heard Wu Zhou's turn.

He was holding his breath and waiting for Wu Zhou's follow-up. He had a hunch that the next words were what he wanted to hear.

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"Yuan Lao's flexible exoskeleton is for the whole body, but many patients may only need 'a part'. For example, only one leg or one arm is needed. In this case, the cost can be greatly reduced. The corresponding selling price will also be much cheaper. ”

"Yes, yes, some patients here are actually just a little weak in their hands and feet. They don't need as much 'help' as Mr. Yuan. So, can products that 'help' weak points be less expensive?" Zhou Mingfu's eyes lit up and he quickly spoke.

"Of course." Wu Zhou said in agreement, and then continued without waiting for Zhou Mingfu to speak.

"Besides, Mr. Yuan's products are completely customized products, mainly for the 'high-end people'. However, the ordinary people can actually just use the 'universal model'. This universal type is the assembly line. The cost of the product can definitely be further reduced. Of course, since it is a universal type, the fit of the product can only reach about 80% of the customized version, but the functionality can reach more than 90%. "

"How much is the cost of this kind of universality similar to the cost of a customized model?"

"About 40%."

"Those general-purpose flexible exoskeleton devices such as one leg and one hand, how much can they cost?" Zhou Mingfu's breathing became somewhat rapid.

According to the data Wu Zhou mentioned before.

Yuan Lao's high-end products that are purely customized will cost hundreds of thousands, so let's first calculate them at around 80, and then the universal model will be around 32w.

If it's one-hand, one-legged, etc. It's only a quarter of the torso. In proportion, it may only require less than 25%, and the actual cost is about 8.

If the price is one to two hundred thousand...

"Mr. Wu, if you have the finished product, can it be conveniently sent to our hospital? I want to test it! In addition, Mr. Wu, if the test results are indeed what you said, I would like to make a personal request. I hope that after recovering the initial research and development costs, Mr. Wu can Can you lower the price appropriately? Every year in China alone, we have at least tens of millions of patients who need this set of your products."

It is very necessary to establish a 'friendship' with such top medical experts.

After all, Wu Zhou actually has his own 'private hospital' now, and his demand for high-end medical talents is still very urgent.

However, many high-end medical talents cannot be impressed just by having money.

"Actually, our company's mission at Aiying Medical Company is to use the power of science and technology to better help humans regain health and live a better life. Our original intention is the same as yours. In terms of cost, we will also find ways to solve some key issues. Our company is also doing "self-research" on high-cost parts, and has achieved certain results. I believe that the cost will definitely be reduced again in the near future! By then, the price will definitely be reduced along with it! ”

"However, the product is also encountering some external problems?"

"What's the problem? If I can help you, just say so!"

(End of this chapter)