SIO

Scoliosis affects roughly 3% of all adolescents worldwide. For most of them, wearing a brace is not just physically demanding but emotionally exhausting too.

This project reimagines the traditional brace by introducing a hinge system that allows controlled movement while maintaining full spinal correction. Developed in collaboration with Koppetsch GmbH, whose expertise in brace manufacturing helped shape the concept. Two prototypes were developed to explore this idea: one using 3D printing for a more open and customisable structure, and one using vacuum forming, the most common production method at the moment, to show how the concept can integrate directly into existing manufacturing.

The result is a brace concept that does not just correct, it supports the patient physically and emotionally.