FDA Clears ReWalk Personal Exoskeleton for Stairs and Curbs
The FDA has cleared the ReWalk Personal Exoskeleton technology with specialized software for use on stairs and curbs.
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Myomo Receives Order from the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center to Support MyoPro Clinical Trial
Myomo Inc receives an order for MyoPro units from Cleveland’s Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Medical Center to use in a clinical trial.
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Robotic Arms Connected Directly to Brain of Partially Paralyzed Man Allows Him to Feed Himself
Researchers demonstrate a "shared control strategy’" that creates a human-robot team for controlling robotic arms more efficiently.
$2.1M NIH Grant Aims to Test a Treatment Strategy for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Mechanical engineer and inventor Zach Lerner has received a grant to launch a 5-year clinical trial of a device to help improve mobility among children with cerebral palsy.
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Nebraska-Based Foundation Donates Two Ekso Bionics Exoskeletons to Rehab Facilities
The Nebraska Chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE), an international nonprofit community organization, has purchased two EksoNR devices on behalf of local Nebraska inpatient rehabilitation facilities, Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc announces.
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A Personalized Exosuit for Real-World Walking
Researchers have developed a new approach in which robotic exosuit assistance can be calibrated to an individual and adapt to a variety of real-world walking tasks in a matter of seconds.
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ReWalk Lands FDA Breakthrough Label for Home Exoskeleton Device to Restore Ankle Function After Stroke
ReWalk Robotics is picking up the pace on its trek down the FDA’s review pathway, Fierce Biotech 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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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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