1. Multi-Purpose Arm Cycle Ergometer (M-PACE)
Minneapolis Adaptive Design & Engineering (MADE) Program
Minneapolis VA Health Care System
University of Minnesota

2. Motivation for development of M-PACE
Post-flap surgical recovery of persons with SCI
Flap surgeries are often used to heal pressure injuries
Post-flap surgical recovery includes up to six weeks of bed rest
Muscle atrophy, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbance, etc.
Needed engaging fully supine exercise for SCI patients

3. Multi-Purpose Arm Cycle Ergometer (M-PACE)

4. Fully supine exercise

5. Can be used on either side of the bed

6. Partially reclined exercise

7. Seated in bed exercise

8. Exercise in rooms with isolation precautions

9. Adjustable for seated and standing exercise

10. Exercise game for rehabilitation

11. Outcome measure built-in for tracking rehabilitation progress

12. Accepts various quick-attach handles

13. Allows in-phase or out-of-phase cycling

14. Machines “nest” together to save space

15. Technology transfer information
Patent pending (issues on July 9, 2018)
– Exercise machine and method for use in a supine position
Continuation patent pending
Technology owned by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of Minnesota
Market Analysis Estimate
$70M - $275M
Seeking a licensee to commercialize the technology

16. Regulatory information
Regulation: Non-measuring exercise equipment
Product Code: ION
Classification: Class I
GMP Exempt from QSR
except for Records and
Complaint Files

17. Acknowledgement
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health Award Number UL1TR The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.