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Dr Saeed Zahedi OBE FREng CEng FIMechE

Technical Director, Chas A Blatchford and Sons Ltd

Photo of Dr Saeed Zahedi OBE FREng CEng FIMechELeading prosthetics engineer Saeed Zahedi has demonstrated outstanding innovation, project management, product development, scientific research and education, exemplified in the production of the world-class Echelon hydraulic ankle-foot prosthesis for amputees. His company was shortlisted for the 2010 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award for this product. Using digital electronics and intelligent interfaces, Blatchford has developed a number of foot, hydraulic ankle and microprocessor-controlled knee systems, with the goal of making them as close as possible to a normal functioning limb. The company runs over 30% of NHS prosthetics and orthotics contracts, including the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre at Headley Court, and also provided artificial leg systems for the people of Haiti in the wake of the 2010 earthquake.

 

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