Chrissy Glover - Robots in Rehab

Dec 15, 2021

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Virtual visits & robotics to improve greatly the recovery of stroke patients. Chrissy Glover & her startup, Imago Rehab, are taking to market technology from Harvard's Biodesign Lab informed by deep experience in how stroke rehabilitation is done now.

Highlights:

Sal Daher Introduces Chrissy Glover, Co-Founder of Imago Rehab
“...they've had a stroke maybe a year ago, and their hand is just stuck in this fist position.”
“It's well understood that what is required for successful recovery is high-intensity rehabilitation.”
300 Repetitions of Hand Movements per Day Is What’s Needed; Stroke Patients Now Get 30 Reps Twice a Week - If They Can Get to the Clinic
The Brain Is a Lot More Plastic Than We Thought, Even the Brain of the Elderly
“...we see people who are five years post-stroke and able to really drastically improve their hand function, which is really exciting.”
With The Robotic Glove in Their Home, Some Patients Go Way Beyond 300 Reps per Day and Have Great Outcomes
Chrissy and Imago Have been Through Mass Challenge
FDA Regulatory Path Is Relatively Simple; Imago Rehab Is Getting Reimbursed for the Virtual Visits Even Before Approval
“We actually just entered the market, which is exciting news for us.”
With Imago Rehab, Sal Daher Has Dèjá Vu from His First Startup Investment, EXOS, Which Involved a Force-Feedback Glove
Co-founder Kristin Nuckols Brings 15 Years of Experience in Occupational Therapy
Technology Developed at the Harvard Biodesign Lab under Professor Conor Walsh Who Is Also a Co-founder
Sal Daher on the Connection Between Creative People and Startups
How Chrissy Glover Decided to Become an Entrepreneur
Chrissy Glover Takes Notes and, More Significantly, Can Read Them!
“You talked about could there be a multiplier effect for therapists where we're taking out some of the mundane tasks so they can really be more efficient with their time.”
Imago Rehab Has the Potential to Build Strong Value for Individual Therapists and Thus Attract Large Numbers of these Sought-after Specialists
Basecamp and Summit Thoughts on Imago Rehab
“We're hyper-focused on stroke in the hand, but then we do have larger aspirations.”
“Actually, in the Biodesign Lab, there is a shoulder and elbow device also in development.”
“It could be learning algorithms, making their work more efficient, making their lives more manageable...Because the limiting factor in therapy is the availability of therapists.”
“This is entrepreneurship. It's Stone Soup.”
“...Imago Rehab, a startup that is getting ready to revolutionize the space of physical rehabilitation ..”