Ekso Bionics Acquires Indego, Transitions Its Leadership
Ekso Bionics acquires the Human Motion and Control Business Unit from Parker Hannifin Corporation, which includes the Indego exoskeleton.
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Ekso Bionics Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results
Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc, a provider of exoskeleton technology, reported financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
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Robotic Exoskeleton Uses Machine Learning to Help Users Stand Up
Researchers have used lightweight material engineering and AI to create an exoskeleton that could help people with mobility impairments.
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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Gait Training with Robotic Exoskeleton May Improve Function After Acute Stroke, Kessler Suggests
Early intervention using the robotic exoskeleton for high-dose gait training during inpatient rehabilitation for acute stroke may improve function, Kessler Foundation researchers suggest.
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Walking – Not Just Standing – Could Help Enhance Bowel Function This Way
Physical intervention plans that included exoskeleton-assisted walking helped people with spinal cord injury evacuate more efficiently and improved the consistency of their stool, researchers from Kessler Foundation and others suggest, in Journal of Clinical Medicine.
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Ekso Bionics Expands Partnership with Kindred Healthcare
Following a successful pilot program, the EksoNR robotic exoskeleton from Ekso Bionics will be available at four of Kindred Healthcare’s long-term acute care hospitals in Florida: Green Cove Springs, Tampa/St. Pete, Fort Lauderdale, and Melbourne.
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No Slowing Down with an Ankle Exoskeleton
An optimized ankle exoskeleton system increased participants’ walking speed by about 40% compared with their regular speed, according to Stanford University researchers.
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What Would You Call This Exoskelton?
Three Trexo Plus robotic exoskeletons need a name. Therapists and the public have an opportunity to help name these devices used at the South Allentown campus of Good Shepherd Pediatrics (part of Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network).
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Rise of AI: Prosthetics That Think for Themselves
Robotics researchers are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Their latest research is published in IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics.
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How Gait Training Via Exoskeleton Helps Boost Stroke Recovery
Gait training using a robotic exoskeleton has the potential to help spur along the recovery of motor function after a stroke, a study published in Frontiers in Neurorobotics suggests.
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Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Adds 2 New Trexo Plus Robotic Exoskeletons to Help Children Walk
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network announces it has added two new Trexo Plus robotic exoskeletons to its collection of rehabilitation technology that helps children walk — maybe even for the first time in their lives.
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Gait Rehab Via Exoskeleton Made Possible with ReStore Gift
ReWalk Robotics Ltd has donated one of its ReStore Exo-suits to Brooks Rehabilitation, located in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Say Hello to rebless, a Smart Robotic Rehabilitation Device
Harmonic Bionics Inc is partnering with Korea-based H Robotics Inc to assist with the US distribution of rebless, an FDA-registered, smart rehabilitation and exercise therapy device for the upper and lower limbs.
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ReWalk Robotics is Now Certified as a Medicare Provider
ReWalk Robotics, Ltd, a manufacturer of robotic medical devices for individuals with lower limb disabilities, announces that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized the Company as a Medicare Provider.
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New Measurement Method Aims to Ensure Smooth and Fluid Exoskeleton Fit
Exoskeletons could cause wearers pain or injury if they don’t fit properly. A new measurement method designed to test fit and fluidity aims to ensure that does not happen.
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CMS Issues the First HCPCS Level II Code for Exoskeletons
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II Code K1007 for the ReWalk personal exoskeleton. The new code, which will be effective on October 1, 2020, is reportedly the first of its kind for exoskeletons, ReWalk Robotics Ltd reports.
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FDA Clears Ekso Bionics’ EksoNR for Rehab Use with Acquired Brain Injury
Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc announces it has received 501(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its EksoNR robotic exoskeleton for use with patients with acquired brain injury (ABI).
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