For Amputees, Using Prosthesis Takes Mind Over Matter
The trick to learning how to use a new limb has less to do with the prosthesis itself and more to do with the mind, UNLV researchers note.
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Cross-Campus Collaboration Leads to ‘Smart Prosthetics’ for Amputee Patients
A novel surgery provides better muscle control, improved sensory feedback and less limb pain, UC Davis Health 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.
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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Virtually Walk, Wheel or Run for Limb Loss Awareness April 24-29
The Sixth Annual Amputee Awareness 5K Walk, Wheel or Run fundraising and limb loss awareness event takes place virtually on Saturday, April 24, through Thursday, April 29. The event kicks off with an opening ceremony Saturday at 10 am.
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‘Breakthroughs in the Future of Limb Loss’ Webinar April 27
Thought Leadership & Innovation Foundation (TLI) presents the webinar, “Exciting Breakthroughs in the Future of Limb Loss Care for 2,100,000 Americans,” on Tuesday, April 27, at 3 pm (EDT).
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UNYQ Inc and SPS Partner to Distribute Prosthetic Covers
UNYQ Inc, a provider of 3D-printed prosthetic covers, has entered into a distribution partnership with Southern Prosthetic Supply Inc (SPS), a distributor of orthotic and prosthetic products in the United States, it announces.
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An Amputation Surgery Game-Changer
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a new type of amputation surgery that can help amputees to better control their residual muscles and sense where their “phantom limb” is in space.
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Hanger Inc Virtual Education Conference Recap
Hanger provides a recap of Hanger LIVE 2021, its annual education conference. Held virtually for the first time on February 4-5, the conference gathered its 4,900 employees as well as 310 exhibitors for keynote addresses, award presentations, education, and more.
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Neuros Medical Announces Key Milestones in the QUEST Pivotal Clinical Study for Chronic Post-Amputation Pain
Neuros Medical Inc announces two milestones in its QUEST (High-FreQUEncy Nerve Block for PoST-Amputation Pain) study.
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Prosthetic Limbs May Not Remap the Brain’s Sense of Touch, Even After Long-Term Use
A study of people with amputations who used a bionic hand for over one year highlights future challenges for developing realistic prosthetic devices. The study was published in Cell Reports.
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Foot Ulcer Prevention Goes Remote
NavCare and Orpyx Medical Technologies have partnered to provide a turn-key remote patient monitoring (RPM) telehealth solution to help prevent diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and amputations.
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IMPACT 2 Study: Early Receipt of a Prosthesis Reduces Overall Healthcare Utilization
Individuals who received an early prosthesis, within 3 months following a lower limb amputation, were 48% less likely to use the emergency department compared to those who did not receive a prosthesis, according to results from the second IMPACT study conducted by Hanger Inc.
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BCBS to Quadruple Amputee: No wheelchair. You can walk a little
She has no hands or feet. Her physician says a power wheelchair is necessary and Blue Cross Blue Shield says, “Not so much.”
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Collaboration Aims to Advance Critical Limb Ischemia Care
Spectral MD and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) announce a collaboration to investigate the clinical potential of Spectral MD’s DeepView technology in the assessment of critical limb ischemia (CLI).
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Unlimited Tomorrow Launches TrueLimb, a Direct-to-Consumer Prosthetic
Unlimited Tomorrow Inc, a medical device company manufacturing accessible prosthetic limbs, launches TrueLimb, a prosthetic arm that is available through a remote process which amputees can initiate online.
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Minority Patients in States with Medicaid Expansion Experience Fewer Leg Amputations, Per ACA Study
The Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid Expansion appears to have substantial positive effects on the care of racial and ethnic minorities with diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs).
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