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“L.E.N.S.


Linked Electronic Navigation System
l.e.n.s.information@gmail.com
440-216-6142
416 Atwell Hall

Developed by:
Jessica Brown, S/OT Krysten Chadwick, S/OT Sam Develli, S/OT Mary Catherine Drockton, S/OT Taylor MacWhade, S/OT Victoria Timmons, S/OT Meredith Merritt, S/OT
THE PROBLEM
Individuals with mild to severe Individuals with early/mild
vision impairments are… dementia are…

● Unable to navigate to familiar ● Wandering


and unfamiliar places ● Becoming confused and
● Running into obstacles along disoriented
walking path ● Forgetting addresses or routes to
● Requiring constant familiar places
companionship with physical ● Becoming easily distracted
movement (traveling, walking and/or requiring direct
down the street) supervision when navigating
● Forgetting where objects are environment and participating in
placed in the home activities
THE PROBLEM
Vision Impairment Dementia
Market Size (global) Market Size (global)
● Mild vision impairment - 188.5 ● 50 million (60-70% - AD)
million ● Aging population
● Moderate-severe vision
impairment - 217 million Market Identification
● Blind - 36 million ● Age 65+
● Aging population ● Women (AD)

Market Identification
● *Age 50+
THE CURRENT SOLUTION:
Supervision
by Caregivers

Facility staff caregiving or family/friends at home caregiving

● Planning and scheduling activities to accommodate the individual’s habits


● Constant supervision or alarm systems
● Rearranging, redesigning, or avoiding different areas and locations
THE CURRENT SOLUTION:
MedicAlert + Safe Return
by Alzheimer’s Association

A 24-hour nationwide emergency response service for individuals with dementia

● Caregivers can call the emergency response line to report an individual with
dementia wandering and becoming lost
● Activates a community support network
● Includes ID jewelry for the individual to wear for others who find them to
gather information and the number to call
Why do we need to be better
than Supervision and
MedicAlert + Safe Return?
Real people are complaining:

❖ “I can’t take my eye off of him for one minute -


he’s always wandering!”
❖ “I wish there was a way to prevent these
patients from getting lost in the first place!”
❖ “Dad refuses to keep this ID jewelry on.”
❖ “We have to change and add so many things
with the environment for these individuals.”
THE CURRENT SOLUTION:
Sonar Glasses
by G-Technology Group

A mobility aid for the blind and visually impaired

● Echolocation complements the white cane or guide dog


● Alerts the user of potential hazards beyond reach of white cane that are
above waist level
● Helps guide a path through streets, parking lots, shopping malls, subways,
yards, and tight spaces in home
Why do we need to be better
than Sonar Glasses?
Real people are complaining:

❖ “I still have to carry around this white cane


‘walking stick’ that lets everyone know there’s a
BLIND GUY in the room.”
❖ “This doesn’t help me get to where I need to be
if I’m headed somewhere unfamiliar or a place
I’ve only been to a few times.”
❖ “I can hear it in their voice... my friends are just
saying they look ‘good’ on me, but they feel so
huge and bulky!”
THE CURRENT SOLUTION:
Kapten PLUS
by Kapsys and Leader Dogs for the Blind

GPS personal navigation device for the blind

● Accessory to the white cane that helps navigate to various destinations


● Controlled by pressing keys on the front panel or giving voice commands, it
announces the direction into an earpiece
● Can be carried in your pocket or clipped to a shirt
Why do we need to be better
than Kapten PLUS?
Real people are complaining:

❖ “It only lasts for 5 hours and then takes 4 hours


to charge! This is frustrating with my busy
schedule.”
❖ “It takes too long to input the address I want to
go, and I don’t always have the time or patience
to go through that process.”
❖ “I love wearing dresses! However none of my
dresses have pockets so I have to hold the
device when I go places which limits what else I
can do with my hands.”
SO WE DID BETTER

Allow us to introduce...
OUR SOLUTION - L.E.N.S.
- Navigation Glasses
- Takes away the visual component of navigation
- Makes cognitive processing to navigate simpler
- Increases independence in community mobility
- Nothing else like it!
- No visual map display needed
- Safety features
- Indistinguishable from “normal” glasses
OUR SOLUTION - L.E.N.S.

Features

GPS software
Built in rear and front-facing cameras
Bluetooth pairing with earpiece
Smartphone/device compatibility
Embedded Microphone switch
Voice recognition

Customizable
Compatible with all prescription lenses
Tinted lenses
50 frame styles
Different colors
BUSINESS MODEL
Marketing
Our customers
Demonstrations at rehab clinics
Those with visual impairments
Demonstrate to and advertise in AT
Those with mild dementia equipment catalogs
Contraindicated for Connect with local and national
dementia/alzheimer’s and vision
Those with psychosis
associations
Those with hearing impairments
Available at

AT & rehab equipment companies


PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Stage of Development Financials

Research/Design- production of 2nd Baseline Cost: $100


prototype
Selling Price: $250
Team Members
Profit: $150
Founding Members

OT/SLP/RN’s with experience in field

Designer

Marketing Director
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Progress Needed Resources to Bring Product to
Market
30 individuals tested 1st prototype with
positive reviews Individuals to trial the 2nd prototype

Currently modifying design post 1st trial Manufacturing company

Searching for manufacturing company Finances mass produce L.E.N.S. → i.e.


investor, grant, etc.
Future Milestones
Buy in from those in the industry
Develop 2nd prototype within 6 months

Continue product trials within 8 months

Final product to market within 1.5 years


https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/stages-behavio
rs/wandering

https://www.closingthegap.com/sonar-glass
es-mobility-aid-for-the-blind-and-visually-im
paired/ http://www.who.int/ne
ws-room/fact-sheets/d
etail/blindness-and-vi
sual-impairment

http://www.who.int/ne
ws-room/fact-sheets/d
etail/dementia

https://www.afb.org/prodProfile.asp?ProdID=14
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