SBIR-STTR Award

Synergy Pc Carry Electronic Communication Device
Award last edited on: 3/1/02

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
NIH : NIGMS
Total Award Amount
$99,980
Award Phase
1
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Principal Investigator
Bruce G McArdle

Company Information

Synergy (AKA: Dawn Russell)

412 High Plain Street Suite19
Walpole, MA 02081
   (508) 668-7424
   N/A
   N/A
Location: Single
Congr. District: 08
County: Norfolk

Phase I

Contract Number: 1R43GM057496-01
Start Date: 00/00/00    Completed: 00/00/00
Phase I year
1997
Phase I Amount
$99,980
(Adapted from the applicant's abstract) Synergy will produce a prototype for the Synergy PC-Carry Electronic Communication Device, a PC- Computer-based speech prosthesis for ambulatory persons with communication and or cognitive deficits. Survey of customers and review of the available prostheses reveal a demand for this product. Research will be conducted at Synergy and at the consultants site over 6 months. The product's major criteria are (1) highly durable, (2)lightweight and easily carried, (3) high quality speech output, (4) quick and easy to use in any position, (5) promotes language development, (6) useful in therapeutic settings, (7) easy to use with variable fine-motor and visual skills, (8) screen visible in multiple lighting settings, (9) usable by people with various types of disability, (10) easy to operate physically, (11) easy to operate cognitively, (12) minimal technical knowledge required fro support, (13) mass producible, (14) maximal battery life and (15) safe to operate.

Thesaurus Terms:
assistive device /technology, biomedical equipment development, communication disorder aid, computer system design /evaluation, handicapped aid, personal computer, speech synthesizerNational Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Phase II

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