Clinical Trial Supports Microprocessor Knees for Older Prosthesis Users
A randomized controlled trial found that microprocessor knees significantly reduce falls and improve quality of life for older adults and lower-mobility prosthesis users.
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OneStep Partners with Limb Loss Preservation Registry
OneStep will contribute its advanced gait data to the LLPR, offering insights into patient mobility that will ultimately aid in the enhancement of research and care strategies for individuals with limb loss.
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Thai Engineers Design Lighter, Cheaper Prosthetic Feet
A Thai research team developed dynamic prosthetic feet, which are lightweight, flexible, and may be much cheaper than other options.
Innovation Lab Awarded $30K to Help Improve Activities of Daily Living for Pediatric Ataxic Cerebral Palsy Patients
Innovation Lab receives grant to help bring their “Move-D” mechanical elbow brace to market to help improve ADLs for cerebral palsy patients.
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Engineers Light the Way to Nerve-Operated Prosthetics of the Future
A new way to measure neural activity using light could lead to a reimagining of medical technologies like nerve-operated prosthetics.
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Xtremity Aims to Bring Xtremity BB Prosthetic Socket to Market
Xtremity secures $8.1M in Series B3 funding to help bring its first product, the XtremityTT transtibial prosthetic socket, to market.
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Hanger Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results
Orthotics and prosthetics provider Hanger Inc announces its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2022.
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Robotic Sensors Could Help Transform Prosthetics
A pioneering project to develop advanced sensors for use in robotic systems could transform prosthetics and robotic limbs.
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Breath-Driven Hand Prosthesis: A New Concept
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a revolutionary new hand prosthesis powered and controlled by the user’s breathing.
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Investment Firm Acquires Hanger Inc
Hanger Inc has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Patient Square Capital, a dedicated health care investment firm.
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Prosthetics Manufacturer WillowWood Global Acquires MAKstride
WillowWood Global LLC, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of prosthetic products, announces it has acquired MAKstride Prosthetics.
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Unlimited Tomorrow and Singularity Group Launch $1M Fundraising Initiative to Bring Free Bionic Limbs to Ukraine Victims
Unlimited Tomorrow and The Singularity Group launch initiative to create and deliver prosthetics to 100 amputee victims of the war in Ukraine.
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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.
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Microfluidic-Based Soft Robotic Prosthesis Promises Relief for Diabetic Amputees
In Biomicrofluidics, Canadian scientists reveal their development of a new type of prosthesis using microfluidics-enabled soft robotics.
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Össur Receives Grant from Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ SDG Partnership Fund
Össur pledges to donate prosthetics to Ukrainians and was awarded a €200,000 Euro grant to facilitate the accompanying clinical education.
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Elevate Dynamics’ FreeFlow and Glide AFO Products Achieve Preferred Distribution Status
Two Ankle Foot Orthosis products from Elevate Dynamics have been accepted into Hanger Inc’s Score distribution program.
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Trexo Lets Children with Disabilities Take a Walk Around the World
Trexo robotic legs gave a group of children with disabilities who had never taken a step, the opportunity to collectively take 20 million steps.
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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.
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