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<\/a>Ms Warren and her prototype HALO device appeared on ABC show The New Inventors<\/em> on September 1.<\/p>\n HALO did not take out the top award on the night, but the invention is in the running for the program\u2019s people\u2019s choice awards.<\/p>\n Ms Warren told the judges that the ruler-like device currently used to measure joint movement in injured patients sometimes makes it hard to get an accurate reading.<\/p>\n \u201c(This) means a patient may be released from hospital either too early or too late,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cHALO is digital (so) it minimises human error and measures the joint range with complete accuracy.\u201d<\/p>\n Ms Warren told Curtin News that one of her three prototype devices was named after a former life partner who died two years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had a few experiences in life – like losing a partner – that have driven me on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe project\u2019s dedicated to him \u2026 and it keeps me motivated to make sure this product becomes successful.\u201d<\/p>\n Ms Warren said she picked up some tips from more experienced inventors with whom she shared the ABC green room before her segment was shot.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was an amazing experience just meeting the judges and the host James (O\u2019Loghlin) and the other inventors and I\u2019d do it again in a flash,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s so many facets to inventing.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m new and learning it all \u2013 but some of the inventors in there had done it all from patenting to commercialisation.\u201d<\/p>\n When contacted the morning after the show aired, Ms Warren said she had already received about 100 emails – including several orders for HALO which she does not plan to release until February.<\/p>\n Anyone wishing to vote for HALO in the people\u2019s choice awards, can do so until midnight Saturday, September 3 at http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/tv\/newinventors\/<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n