Orthotics & Prosthetics

Myomo Provides Update on Progress to Obtain Medicare Part B Reimbursement for MyoPro

Myomo Inc reports progress and next steps in the process to obtain Medicare Part B reimbursement for the MyoPro upper-limb brace.

Orthotics & Prosthetics

Robotic Sensors Could Help Transform Prosthetics

A pioneering project to develop advanced sensors for use in robotic systems could transform prosthetics and robotic limbs.

Orthotics & Prosthetics

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.

3D-Printed Fingertip ‘Feels’ Like Human Skin

by Debbie Overman | Apr 7, 2022 | Orthotics & Prosthetics

A 3D-printed fingertip could help robots become more dexterous and improve prosthetic hands by giving them an in-built sense of touch.

Ottobock Launches Movao Online Platform for Amputee and Limb Difference Community

by Debbie Overman | Apr 1, 2022 | Amputation, Prosthetics

Ottobock launches the Movao online platform for the amputee and limb difference community for Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month.

Decoding Brain Signals to Control a Robotic Arm

by Debbie Overman | Mar 22, 2022 | Prosthetics, Research

An advanced brain-machine interface system successfully interprets arm movement directions from brain signals.

Limbitless Solutions Trial to Test How Kids Adapt to Advanced Bionics

by Debbie Overman | Mar 15, 2022 | Prosthetics

Research led by Limbitless Solutions, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, and Nemours Children’s Health aims to improve prosthetic mastery in kids.

ABCorp and Unlimited Tomorrow Partner to Manufacture Prosthetic Limbs

by Debbie Overman | Mar 2, 2022 | Prosthetics

American Banknote Corporation (ABCorp) announces its partnership with Unlimited Tomorrow for production of its TrueLimb prosthetic limbs.

Rogue Prosthetics Leverages The Careopolis to Enhance Success Among People Receiving an Artificial Limb

by Debbie Overman | Feb 18, 2022 | Prosthetics

CareFlash and Rogue Prosthetics partnership leverages togetherness, empathy and nostalgia to enhance success among people obaining an artificial limb.

Myomo’s MyoPro Shows Clinically Significant Gains in Motor Function, Per New Research

by Debbie Overman | Feb 16, 2022 | Orthotics & Prosthetics, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

Myomo Inc’s MyoPro demonstrated “statistically significant improvements” in a number of motor function measurements, the company announces.

Novel Wearable Armband Aims to Help Prosthetic Hand Users to ‘Get a Grip’

by Debbie Overman | Feb 14, 2022 | Orthotics & Prosthetics, Prosthetics

Researchers design first-of-its-kind multichannel soft robotic armband that conveys artificial sensations of touch, they explain in Scientific Reports.

Amarillo VA Celebrates New Prosthetic and Rehabilitation Wing

by Debbie Overman | Feb 11, 2022 | Industry News, Orthotics & Prosthetics

Amarillo VA held a ribbon cutting ceremony recently to celebrate the newest addition to the Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center with a 12,139 -square-foot Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic, VAntage Point reports.

Forbes Names Hanger One of America’s Best Employers for Second Consecutive Year

by Debbie Overman | Feb 11, 2022 | Company News, Orthotics & Prosthetics

Hanger Inc, a provider of outcomes-based orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient care services and solutions, celebrates being named one of America’s Best Midsized Employers by Forbes.

Össur Launches Power Knee Lower Limb Prosthesis

by Debbie Overman | Feb 9, 2022 | Orthotics & Prosthetics, Prosthetics

Össur launches the new Power Knee, reportedly the world’s first actively powered microprocessor prosthetic knee for people with above-knee amputation or limb difference.

New from UNYQ: X-Collection Prosthetic Covers

by Debbie Overman | Feb 4, 2022 | Prosthetics

X-Collection prosthetic covers are now available for Ottobock C-Leg4 and 3R80 models. More options are coming later in the year, UNYQ reports.

Amarillo VA opens Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic

by Debbie Overman | Feb 3, 2022 | Amputation, Prosthetics

The Amarillo VA Health Care System unveiled its Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic recently at the Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center, myhighplains.com reports.

Adapttech Licenses Outcome Measures from Two Leading O&P Institutions

by Debbie Overman | Jan 25, 2022 | Prosthetics

Biomedical scale-up Adapttech has licensed the Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility (PLUS-M) from the University of Washington, and Amputee Mobility Predictors (AMPPro / AMPnoPro) from Advanced Rehabilitation Therapy to incorporate into future product designs and patient outcome models, it announces.