1. What is the innovation of Jaipur Foot?

Jaipur Foot developed in India, this was developed for the reason that this wants to help those
people who are poor to have a prosthetic foot to be able to continue their life as an individual.

2. What is the business of Jaipur Foot?

Their business is to provide prosthetic foot or artificial leg for those people who are amputated
due to some reasons. And this was mostly developed in developing countries like Asia and Africa

3. Who are the main beneficiaries of Jaipur Foot's products?

Those who are in the community of India, especially unfortunate Indian people.

4. Why is Afghanistan one of the markets of Jaipur Foot?

Because of war which has a lot of number of people who are become victims of the said war.

5. How does Jaipur Foot's product pricing compare with the West?

According to the case study it was cheaper as compared to the prosthetic cost of the west is
expensive because this depends on the body part that is amputated.

6. What is the Gait Cycle?

The gait cycle begins when one foot contacts the ground and ends when that foot contacts the
ground again. Thus, each cycle begins at initial contact with a stance phase and proceeds
through a swing phase until the cycle ends with the limb's next initial contact. Stance phase
accounts for approximately 60 percent, and swing phase for approximately 40 percent, of a single
gait cycle.

Each gait cycle includes two periods when both feet are on the ground. The first period of double
limb support begins at initial contact, and lasts for the first 10 to 12 percent of the cycle. The
second period of double limb support occurs in the final 10 to 12 percent of stance phase. As the
stance limb prepares to leave the ground, the opposite limb contacts the ground and accepts the
body's weight. The two periods of double limb support account for 20 to 24 percent of the gait
cycle's total duration.

Stance phase of gait is divided into four periods: loading response, midstance, terminal stance,
and preswing. Swing phase is divided into three periods: initial swing, midswing, and terminal
swing. The beginning and and ending of each period are defined by specific events.

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7. How was the first Jaipur Foot artificial limb developed?

The idea of making Jaipur foot was first conceived by Mr. Ram Chander Sharma (Masterjee) who
designed and developed the foot and the limb.

The Jaipur Foot was developed in 1968. The thesis submitted in 1971

To further improve the quality of Jaipur Limb, total contact socket

systems have been incorporated in below-knee prosthesis.

For the above-knee prosthesis design have been changed from quadrilateral sockets to Ischial
Containment sockets using IPOS brims and total contact sockets. All these improvements have
been possible because of the Research & Development work supported and promoted by
BMVSS Jaipur. The BMVSS is working under the leadership & guidance of Mr. D. R. Mehta and
because of his Managerial background this research work could be organized.

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) (Indian equivalent of the NASA of USA), the most
prominent Scientific Institution of India, dealing with space research and products has signed an
agreement with BMVSS for the development of polyurethane foot (instead of vulcanized rubber).
Already field trials, mechanical and laboratory tests are under way and the results up till now are
quite encouraging.

http://www.jaipurfoot.org/03_Technology_history.asp

8. What are the design considerations in the Jaipur Foot Design Process?

The Jaipur Foot Design take into accounts the flexibility, versatility of the artificial limb.

9. What are the constraints in the development for Jaipur Foot?

The constraints of the Jaipur Foot development are the changes in the innovation etc.

10. How can you compare the raw materials for Jaipur Foot vs. other products?

Because most of the materials are sourced locally as compared to other products.

11. Explain a typical fitting day for a Jaipur Foot? How does it compare with the West?

This was being sold due to the demands of the market to the product. As compared to the west
that only those people who have money and who can avail to buy prosthetic arms and legs.
12. What is the BMVSS? How does Jaipur Foot conduct community outreach?

The Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) or “the Society” is an organization
which aims to make the Jaipur Foot available for all amputees there are. In short this is an NGO
that creates design for prosthetic.

13. Compare Jaipur Foot with Ossur - which one is more competitive? Why?

It’s competitive advantage among other products are better than to their competitors.

14. Is the Jaipur Foot model scalable? Explain.

Yes, because they finding a way to be able for the unfortunate to avail these products.

15. What is the significance of Jaipur Foot's cooperation with ISRO?

I think it’s about the value, design and sturdiness which helps to reduce the cost of manufacturing
of the product, makes it lighter, and more durable.