IIT Madras, Spark Minda Foundation sign agreement on prosthetic knee

IIT Madras and the Spark Minda Foundation have entered into a non-exclusive technology license agreement to transfer the Kadam prosthetic knee technology. The Kadam knee is designed to provide mobility support on uneven surfaces. The collaboration intends to commercialize the knee, making it more widely available to individuals with limb loss.

Spark Minda Foundation aims to conduct 50,000 prosthetic limb fittings by 2030 through this partnership. The agreement was signed by Sarika Minda, chairperson of Spark Minda Foundation, D. Suresh, Group CTO of Spark Minda Group and CEO of Spark Minda Technical Centre, and Sujatha Srinivasan, head of the National Centre for Assistive Health Technologies and TTK Centre for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development at IIT Madras.