Portable Knee Dynamometer

With a commercial partner, we are developing a portable knee dynamometer for strength assessment and rehabilitation of the knee. These developments are advancing the technology for spaceflight to yield a device for assessing astronaut muscle strength in space, allowing real-time adjustments to countermeasures protocol and helping to eliminate a Human Research Roadmap Gap.

This is a mature technology (TRL 7+) — the realistic path in is usually NASA's Technology Transfer Program: licensing an existing NASA patent, or a Space Act Agreement to use NASA facilities/expertise directly. NASA also runs a startup licensing program with no upfront fee for companies formed to commercialize a specific NASA technology.

None of these are guaranteed paths for this specific project — TechPort itself doesn't have an "apply" button. Reaching out to the contact(s) above with a specific question is usually the fastest way to find out what's actually open.