Addressing Chronic Knee Pain with KneeMo® with Jennifer Hledik and Tom Andriacchi – Health Innovation Matters
Michael chats with Dr. Jennifer Hledik, Chief Operating Officer at SomaTX Design Inc., and Dr. Tom Andriacchi, President and Chairman of SomaTX Design Inc. Together, they discuss the impetus for developing KneeMo®, a wearable, non-invasive, drug-free device designed to address knee pain and improve mobility. Jennifer and Tom dive into the technology behind KneeMo®, how it allows people dealing with chronic knee pain to remain active, the potential impact of KneeMo® moving forward, and much more.
To learn more about KneeMo®, visit thekneemo.com.
About Our Guests
Dr. Jennifer Hledik
Dr. Jennifer Hledik is the Chief Operating Officer of SomaTX Design Inc. and co-inventor of KneeMo®. Jenny has over 20 years of experience in musculoskeletal research, non-invasive medical device design and testing, biomechanical analysis, and clinical trial design and study management. Her orthopedic research has focused on understanding musculoskeletal injuries and the development and testing of non-invasive interventions to treat them. Jenny has held positions as an Instructor at Stanford University in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Research Engineer at Stanford University and the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital, and manager of clinical studies at medical device companies. Jenny earned her PhD and Master of Science at Stanford University in Mechanical Engineering, and her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University.
Dr. Tom Andriacchi
Dr. Tom Andriacchi is an emeritus professor at Stanford University, President of SomaTX Design Inc., and co-inventor of KneeMo®. He has more than 40 years of research experience on the biomechanics of the knee focused on solving clinical problems ranging from sports injury to osteoarthritis. His research at the intersections of mechanics and orthopedics has been translated to numerous practical solutions to clinical issues ranging from the design of total joint replacement for treating end stage osteoarthritis to a shoe design to reduce stress on painful knees while walking. In addition, he is the author of more than 220 original scientific papers, more than 500 abstracts and numerous book chapters. His research has been recognized by international awards from both engineering and medical societies as recently as receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Osteoarthritis Research Society International in 2020.
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