IBT CEO, Rahul Kaliki, led the training session showcasing the Glide myoelectric directional control system. Glide offers users precise directional control and is scalable as users advance in their abilities. After an engaging introductory presentation, the attending clinicians had the opportunity to try out Glide first hand.

Some attendees were fitted with electrodes to  demonstrate the capability with Taska hands - Glide is compatible with almost every hand, wrist, and elbow on the market. This allowed them to configure the myoelectric inputs using the IBT Glide iPad app in real time, successfully achieving their desired prosthesis movements tailored to each individual user, and adding more complex movement patterns as they got to grips with the Glide app.

A highlight of the Glide training was when the clinicians applied the technology to a  real life scenario of picking up biscuits from the table using  demo Taska hands controlled by Glide myoelectric directional control. Despite the challenge of not being an everyday myoelectric user and mixed success of the task they were trying to perform, they demonstrated the speed and ease they were learning about this myoelectric control system, plus its real-world applications for users.

Rahul also presented case studies of existing patients using the Glide system to exemplify some of the ways Glide can be applied to help certain patients achieve more with their prostheses than other myoelectric control methods. This provided the attendees with valuable insights into what type of patients may benefit most from Glide myoelectric directional control.