"NPO Center" offers consumers a Device of hypergravity therapy in the craniocaudal direction under a manufacturing agreement and is looking for partners to conclude a distribution services agreement.

Hypergravity therapy is a new physiotherapeutic method based on the effects of gravity on the body at various positions relative to the force's vector. A craniocaudal hypergravity therapy system is used in the comprehensive treatment of patients and, in some cases, allows for the avoidance of surgery, achieving faster and more lasting treatment results, and improving patients' quality of life.
The main clinical applications of the craniocaudal hypergravity therapy system currently include traumatology and orthopedics, surgery, vascular pathology, diseases of the nervous system, and diseases of the genitourinary system.

Craniocaudal hypergravity therapy is used in the comprehensive treatment of patients with underlying conditions in the following areas:

Main indications:
Traumatology and orthopedics - Diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Vascular pathology - Diseases of the lower extremities, chronic lymphovenous insufficiency.
Cardiology - Arterial hypertension, coronary heart disease, circulatory failure, patients after cardiac and vascular surgery.
Neurology - Diseases of the nervous system, chronic cerebrovascular accident.
Endocrinology - Diabetes mellitus and its complications.
Genitourinary system - Diseases of the genitourinary system.
Rehabilitation - Post-coronavirus infection, post-surgical interventions.

Specifics of the method - Overloads of 1.5 to 3 G are created in the cranio-caudal direction (head to toe).

To expand the diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities, the device can be used in combination with additional equipment for pulse oximetry, blood pressure monitoring, therapeutic physical stimulation, and exercise.

The method was developed in the Republic of Belarus.

There are several companies in the global market that manufacture similar devices or similar solutions.
1. Human Spaceflight Laboratory (ESA/NASA)
- Key Features: The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA are developing technologies and equipment for exposing the body to hypergravity as part of astronaut training. These technologies can be adapted for medical purposes.

2. SOMATEX Medical Technologies (Germany)
- Key Features: SOMATEX develops medical equipment, including physical therapy and rehabilitation systems, that can be used in hypergravity therapy.

3. TechnoConcept (France)
- Key Features: The company manufactures rehabilitation and physical therapy equipment that can incorporate elements of hypergravity therapy.

The NPO Center's craniocaudal hypergravity therapy system has the following technical specifications. Maximum rotation speed up to 40 rpm
Rotation radius - 2200 mm
Maximum acceleration (G) reaches 3.5
The unit's dimensions do not exceed 1.1 x 0.9 x 2.8 m
The unit's weight is no more than 300 kg.

The information is published in the Catalog "100 Best Developments of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for the National Economy in 2022–2023" (2024), pp. 115–116, (in Russian) and on the NPO Center website here. (in Russian)

The equipment order form on the NPO Center website is here.

There are no domestically produced equivalents. The device does not contain any scarce or environmentally hazardous components; it is less expensive than foreign equivalents; it has a long service life; it expands the range of medical products; and it has therapeutic, preventative, and restorative effects.

Readiness for production:
A prototype of the system has been manufactured. Work is underway to register the prototype as a medical device.

JSC NPO "Center" is the republic's leading research, testing, and production center for the development of new-generation technology for the aerospace and nuclear industries, as well as technological equipment for the mining, processing, and mineral processing industries.

JSC NPO Center's production facilities, equipped with modern equipment, enable virtually all types of metalworking, shot blasting, and high-quality painting. They also manufacture large, complex structures, crushing and screening equipment, medical equipment, amusement rides, process lines, complexes, and custom equipment. The company provides a full range of services related to the use of equipment and technologies.

Our modern DMU-60 T2 universal CNC milling machines and FUQ 150-VR/10 5-axis machining center, with X, Y, and Z-axis travels of 9000 x 1500 x 2000 mm and a positioning accuracy of 20 µm, enable us to manufacture high-precision parts, including large ones, by milling various surfaces, drilling, boring, and threading.

The MS MTT 1600 machine, TRK 80, W100, and 2H637G F1 machines enable the production of assemblies, mechanisms, and medium-sized parts weighing up to 20,000 kg.

The company boasts unique technological equipment, including 1L532 and 1540F1 vertical turning lathes, capable of processing large parts up to 4 m in diameter, up to 2 m in height, and weighing up to 60,000 kg. The company also boasts HAP 4100-160 CNC press brakes, IA 1434, and IB 2424A for bending and rolling metal sheets up to 25 mm thick and 5000 mm wide.

The welding department is equipped with modern, energy-efficient welding equipment operating in pulse mode, saving energy and ensuring high-quality welds. The company operates a mechanized RTK IRB 1600-6/1.45 gas-shielded welding and surfacing system, which reduces the labor intensity of applying wear-resistant coatings by 50% and increases product durability by more than 30%. It also has 30 welding stations certified according to DIN 188000-7 Class E.

The company's automated plasma cutting system for automated shaped and linear cutting of sheet metal products made of corrosion-resistant, ferrous, and non-ferrous metals offers high productivity and guaranteed cut quality (cut thickness: plasma – 0.5-80 mm, oxyacetylene – 20-250 mm). This system reduces material and energy consumption in manufactured products, and significantly reduces labor costs in production through the use of efficient automated metal cutting, eliminating additional machining and manual gas cutting operations.

The KGR-01 waterjet cutting system from NPO Center JSC enables cutting sheet metal and non-conductive materials of varying densities (from granite to foam rubber) with high productivity and guaranteed cut quality.

The MS 9717 DMR balancing machine balances parts weighing up to 1,000 kg and with an outside diameter of up to 1,800 mm.

The RFh 100/3000 radial drilling machine can drill holes up to 170 mm in diameter in parts up to 6,000 mm in diameter.

In 2013, the company established a production facility for large-size parts weighing up to 32,000 kg.

Consumers interested in purchasing a craniocaudal hypergravity therapy device for physiotherapy applications under a manufacturing agreement.

Partners interested in purchasing a craniocaudal hypergravity therapy device for physiotherapy applications under a distribution agreement.