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Scientific Chair
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Levi J. Hargrove, PhD, P.Eng, received his MScE and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick (2005, 2008). He is currently the Director and Scientific Chair of Center for Bionic Medicine at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. His research interests include signal processing, pattern recognition, and control of bionic limbs. A major goal of his research is to develop clinically realizable myoelectric control systems that can be made available to persons with limb loss in the near future. In 2012, Dr. Hargrove co-founded Coapt, a company to commercialize control algorithms for prosthetics and orthotics. To date, the company has received three FDA Class II Medical Device Clearances, and sells controllers to patients worldwide. The company also sells EMG measurement systems to research groups looking to incorporate EMG signals into the control of bionic legs and exoskeletons. His research addresses all levels of amputation and has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine and has resulted in multiple patents. Key projects include the development of advanced and adaptive control systems for prosthetic legs, improving control of robotic hand prostheses, and intramuscular EMG signal processing.
Coapt, LLC (Products/Services: No) (Ownership Interest)
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
