I have worked under Mr. Ed Prentke at Metro-Health Medical Centre in the United States.  I also  did a few things for the Cleveland Clinic.  Ed was the founder of Prentke-Romac in the U.S.

He was also like me but an older version when We met.  And we have designed many things together while I was there.

Pictures to follow.

This is a hobby that I want to make eventually into a full time profession.

  The Prenke_Bubik  Arm is being used by occupational therapists all over the states.  I did this one for free among other things. But I cannot do anything here for free. Perhaps one day I will figure out how OHIP can pay me.   Until then this is way it will have to be.

Mr. Ed Prentke and I designed all kinds of things together.  He was 82 some 2o years ago when this picture was taken.  Today he is 102.   But  I will always remember him in my heart and all the fun we had sailing in his Ketch, and all the devices we designed and built  for all the disabled people who really needed to have things made.  And who loved us for it.

 I designed and made this in one day.  The patient got it the next day.  So completely  shocked he was and the rest of the department, I ended up making about 3 more  before they were sourced out to another company.  

 It was called a "gurney adapter."  When  patients are on a gurney facing up for part of the time and then facing down part of the time. When they are facing down,  there used to be a tray that would hold their food and if they wanted to read,  they could not because the  left over food  was there.  So I made a round tray  so it could swivel out of the way.   Now the Patient did not have to wait for the nurse to take the tray.  The patients loved it.  And it wasn't long before  my phone was ringing off the hook from many different departments.

This is Ed  above  showing the arm I designed.  It could be used to push, pull and twist at the same time.

And the resistance could be adjusted with a small screw.    There was also a soft rubber stopper at either end to cushion the shock when it reached it's end  or beginning of the stroke.  The O.T. (occupational therapists)   Department used  this one  and I made three others too.  As well a the  really big one  which  20 people could use  all at the same time.  I left Metro-health before it was finished but  Ed sent me a picture of it.  It was cool.  It was exactly how I envisioned it. 

I want to thank Vince, wherever he may be. For all the great pictures he took of all our stuff.  He and I  and Ed had a conversation  several months before he died.  About some of the things I am building up here, in Canada and  I would like  someone to see them so they can be sold in the states and told me to contact Prenke-Romac but no one ever called me back.  I left several messages for his old partner.  The name escapes me now.

Ed sent me a collection of all his designs, with schematics and  all  and told me to use them to do my clinical engineering  business here in Toronto.  It is very difficult to do it here. If anyone needs a good clinical engineer, please let me know.  I was ED'S "MINI ME."

A nurse calling device for someone who did not have the use of his hands.  They used  their chin.

                                                                         designed by  Ed.

designed by Ed.  An easel  to hold paper, to print on  that could be adjusted up or down.

   With limited  hand mobility, Something Ed made for someone who hade problems dialing the phone.

designed by me and built by me  but I wanted both our names on it.  I also designed all kinds of  other things which are not here but I will make new ones here.  A cup and cell phone holder.  I was 32 here