Össur Launches Online Store
Össur, a provider of prosthetic and orthopaedic technologies, launches store.ossur.com, a new online option that enables consumers in the US to directly purchase the company’s Formfit and CTi lines of bracing solutions.
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System Aims to Incorporate Walkasins Into Artificial Limbs for Enhanced Gait and Balance
RxFunction Inc, a provider of Walkasins, is teaming with Liberating Technologies Inc (LTI) to develop a system incorporating Walkasins neuroprosthetic technology into artificial limbs.
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Smart Wheelchair Cushion, Adaptable Prosthetics Technology Receives Patent
Researchers from University of Texas at Arlington have patented a smart wheelchair seat cushion designed to use air pressure changes to redistribute body weight to help prevent ulcers caused by sitting.
Össur’s Dr Anton Johannesson Named Recipient of AOPA’s Thranhardt Award
Dr Anton Johannesson, CPO, Clinical Manager of Prosthetics at Össur Clinics, has been named a 2020 recipient of the Howard R. Thranhardt Award, which is presented annually by the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) to recognize individuals committed to advancing O&P education and research, the company announces.
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Myomo Launches MyoCare for First-Year MyoPro Users
Myomo Inc announces the launch of MyoCare, a new program that provides enhanced support to first-year users of the company’s MyoPro powered brace in order to maximize the benefits they receive from the device.
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Össur Launches Empower App for DMEPOS
A new, streamlined version of Empower, a practice management solution developed specifically for durable medical equipment, prosthetic and orthotic (DMEPOS) suppliers and O&P practices in the US, is now available via smartphone app, Össur announces.
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MyoPro Delivers Meaningful Motor Function Improvements, Per Case Study
A case report measuring the benefits of Myomo Inc’s MyoPro myoelectric orthosis, published recently in the Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, suggests that, “Despite long-standing traumatic brain injury, meaningful improvements in motor function were observed.”
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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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These New Prostheses from Össur Are Designed for Less Active People
Össur introduces several new innovations specifically designed to help less-active people with lower limb loss maintain an ideal balance of safety, comfort and mobility.
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How Specially Designed Orthotics Can Help Kids with Cerebral Palsy Walk and Play
Adapting splints in combination with the footwear used by disabled children to help them walk can decrease the energy they use by as much as 33%, according to researchers in the journal The Foot.
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Earlier Prosthetic Care Lowers Healthcare Costs, Per IMPACT Study
Delaying or not providing a prosthesis increases direct healthcare costs by approximately 25% over the initial 12 months post-amputation, according to results from the IMPACT study conducted by Hanger Inc.
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O&P Professionals Get COMB 3D SCANNER Smartphone App
Comb O&P LLC, an orthotic and prosthetic shape capture company, announces that its Comb 3D Scanner App is now available at the iPhone App Store.
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Robotic Prosthetics AI Feature Computer Vision and Uncertainty
Researchers have developed new software that can be integrated with existing hardware to enable people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons to walk in a safer, more natural manner on different types of terrain.
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Össur Launches the Unloader One X Knee Brace
Össur announces the launch of the newest addition to the company’s line of Unloader One knee braces: the Unloader One X.
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TAPMARI: A Cooling Sole Mate to Prevent Diabetic Foot Ulcers
A new cooling insole developed by UT Southwestern scientists reduced the foot temperature of patients with diabetic neuropathy by several degrees, diminishing a significant risk factor for diabetic foot ulcers. This new device is detailed in The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery.
Read MoreShifting Rehab from Compensatory to Restorative
Advanced technologies can help therapists move patients affected by upper limb deficits toward lasting function gains, Heidi Nash, MOT, OTR/L, and Danielle Wilt, OTR/L, OTD, suggest in the April 2020 issue of Rehab Management.
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Prosthetic Innovation: ‘It’s Like You Have a Hand Again’ – Study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Today’s artificial limbs can look very natural, and now an innovative process makes prosthetic hands move more naturally as well.
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Staying One Step Ahead
Polly Swingle, PT, GCS, CEEAA, and Brian Paulson, CPO, take a closer look at the causes, symptoms, and effective therapeutic treatments for foot drop in this feature for the March 2020 issue of Rehab Management.
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