According to U.S. Bureau of the Census, CareBorne, Inc., 1.38% of adults in the United States will be on crutches in any given year. Colin Albertyn (44) was one such person. After a motorcycle accident in 2001 which required that he be on crutches for 8 weeks, the pain and discomfort he experienced was enough of a catalyst for envisioning and eventually inventing a more comfortable crutch.
SmartCRUTCH is a new innovation to a product that has not seen much innovation in its history. The SmartCRUTCH is a fully adjustable, modular crutch, designed to increase comfort and reduce pressure as compared with conventional crutches. The SmartCRUTCH distributes the weight over as large a surface area as possible, thereby providing much less strain on the hands and wrists. The product has been granted a PCT (The Patent Co-operation Treaty) patent and Colin is in the process for applying for final patents for key markets.

According to U.S. Bureau of the Census, CareBorne, Inc., 1.38% of adults in the United States will be on crutches in any given year. Colin Albertyn (44) was one such person. After a motorcycle accident in 2001 which required that he be on crutches for 8 weeks, the pain and discomfort he experienced was enough of a catalyst for envisioning and eventually inventing a more comfortable crutch.
SmartCRUTCH is a new innovation to a product that has not seen much innovation in its history. The SmartCRUTCH is a fully adjustable, modular crutch, designed to increase comfort and reduce pressure as compared with conventional crutches. The SmartCRUTCH distributes the weight over as large a surface area as possible, thereby providing much less strain on the hands and wrists. The product has been granted a PCT (The Patent Co-operation Treaty) patent and Colin is in the process for applying for final patents for key markets.