Celebrating 15 Years of Ectron

We are so excited to share with you that this year marks the 15 year anniversary of Ectron and the services to neurological rehabilitation technology.

Ectron has been recognised as the UK leader in the implementation of neurological rehabilitation robotic and sensor-based technology. As these new devices entered the UK market, it became a period of change that required leadership from key clinicians and Ectron is proud to have supported them in developing their business cases and new work practices.

Ectron are proud to have worked with some of the UK’s leading and pioneering Neurological Rehabilitation Centres such as:

• Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery
• MOTIONrehab's Intensive Neurological Rehabilitation Centres
• Hobbs Rehabilitation
• Stoke Mandeville Spinal Injury Unit

In the same year we celebrate 10 years since the first implementation of Tyromotion robotic devices at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, they also celebrate 80 years as the country's oldest and largest spinal unit.

They were our very first Tyromotion customer here at Ectron, back in 2014, and the first to have the Amadeo hand robot - the most advanced robotic-assisted finger-hand therapy device world-wide (and a popular choice for hospitals and clinics across the world.)

Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s National Spinal Injuries Centre is one of the largest specialist spinal units in the world, and the pioneering rehabilitation work carried out there by Sir Ludwig Guttmann led to the development of the Paralympic Games, which we will get to enjoy on our screens from 28th August, 2024 in Paris.

In 1943, the government asked spinal injuries specialist Ludwig Guttmann to establish the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where he was appointed Director. He believed that sport was a major method of therapy for injured military personnel, particularly those with spinal cord injuries as he believed it would help them build up physical strength and self-respect. His work at Stoke Mandeville laid the foundation for what is now a celebrated international sporting event, showcasing the abilities and competitive spirit of athletes with disabilities.

We are so proud of the work we continue to do with all the rehabilitation centres we work with...

After our first sale back in 2014, we teamed up with Ruth Peachment, who is a celebrated Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist at Stoke Mandeville (see photos above). Together we worked on a project to help create the Phoenix Upper Limb Studio which was shortlisted for an ‘Acute Sector Innovation of the Year’ Award in 2021 and includes a complete Upper Limb Tyrosolution by Tyromotion (see below).

“After a challenging period of market entry, once the clinical evidence began to catch up with the implementation of devices, the users and patients have embraced tech as a solution to creating a more motivating and productive therapy option. However, it has only just started, new digital capabilities are arriving to compliment the robotics, in the form of motion tracking, AI predictive therapy and greater use of therapy opportunities at home. All of this will mean greater efficiency, improved results in a shorter time, helping clinicians cope with a growing case load”

Chris Morden, Ectron.