FDA Approves LimFlow to Save Legs from Amputation
LimFlow’s FDA approval follows study results which found that the therapy enabled most patients treated to keep their leg and experience wound healing.
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Chocolate Touch Catheter to Treat PAD Receives FDA Approval
The FDA has approved the Chocolate Touch Drug-coated Balloon PTA Catheter to treat PAD in the superficial femoral and popliteal arteries.
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University of Minnesota Technology Allows Amputees to Control a Robotic Arm with Their Mind
Researchers have developed a technology that allows amputees to move a robotic arm using their brain signals instead of their muscles.
This Smart Bandage Detects Multiple Biomarkers for Onsite Chronic Wound Monitoring
Researchers have developed a wearable sensor designed to detect multiple chronic wound biomarkers to facilitate timely and personalized wound management.
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Campaign Aims to Raise Awareness of Chronic Wound Care
Healogics announces the eighth annual Diabetes Awareness Campaign throughout the month of November, which is National Diabetes Awareness Month.
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Preventable Amputations Rise During COVID-19
The number of patients with “unsalvageable” disease — disease so extreme that it can’t be effectively treated with drugs or minor surgery — has ticked up. So too has the rate of amputations, Center for Health Journalism reports.
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Powered Exoskeleton Helps Amputees Walk with Less Effort
Mechanical engineering researchers have developed a lightweight powered exoskeleton that helps lower-limb amputees walk with much less effort. The device uses motors, microprocessors and advanced algorithms to aid users in walking, much like an e-bike helps riders pedal uphill.
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Paralympic Track Athletes Share Running, Mobility Techniques with Amputees
Dozens of children and adults spent Sunday morning in Manchester, N.H., running and playing during an event focused on helping those who have lost limbs or have other limb differences learn how they can be more physically active and fit, Boston Globe reports.
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Bionic Arm Restores Natural Behaviors in Patients with Upper Limb Amputations
Cleveland Clinic researchers have engineered a bionic arm for patients with upper-limb amputations that allows wearers to think, behave and function like a person without an amputation, according to new findings published in Science Robotics.
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PSYONIC Launches the Ability Hand, a Bionic Hand You Can Arm Wrestle With
PSYONIC announces the release of the Ability Hand, a bionic hand designed with multi-touch sensory feedback.
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Net Health Unveils Solution to Predict Risk of Amputations and Wound Healing Rates
Net Health, a provider of cloud-based software and analytics for specialty medical providers, announces the addition of two predictive analytic capabilities embedded in the workflow of Net Health Wound Care’s electronic health record (EHR) platform.
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This Inflatable Robotic Hand Could Give Amputees Real-Time Tactile Control
Engineers have developed a prosthetic hand that they suggest could enable a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat.
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Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Prevent Amputations in West Virginia
Samantha Minc, MD, a vascular surgeon and researcher at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, has received a National Institute of Health (NIH) grant to launch a pilot program to prevent amputations in West Virginia.
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LimFlow Could Be a Cost-Effective Alternative to Treat CLTI
Percutaneous deep vein arterialization (pDVA) with the LimFlow System could offer a cost-effective and high-value alternative to traditional therapies or amputation, a study published in the Journal of Critical Limb Ischemia suggests.
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How This Could Help Prosthetic Hands to ‘Feel’
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and collaborators are aiming to enable a more natural-feeling prosthetic hand interface by incorporating stretchable tactile sensors using liquid metal and machine learning.
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Cut Your Finger and Lost Your Sense of Touch? This Technology Offers Hope
A new technology from Tel Aviv University aims to inspire hope among people who have lost their sense of touch in the nerves of a limb following amputation or injury.
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Össur Launches Three New Cheetah Models in Running Prosthesis Line
Össur is launching three new models of its Cheetah sports prosthesis designed for amputee athletes, it announces in a media release.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Undergrads Developing Partial Hand Prosthetic for Injured Texas College Student
A team of engineering students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute blends robotics, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering to help a University of Houston student regain the use of her hand following a car accident, WPI reports.
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