Merge MID Prosthesis Aims to Restore Function After Middle-Phalanx Amputations
Merge MID's custom body-powered finger prosthesis designed to restore function and independence for patients with middle-phalanx amputations of digits 2–5.
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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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NYU Langone Health Completes First Osseointegration Surgery in NYC with FDA-Approved OPRA Implant System
NYU Langone Health completes its first surgery using the only FDA-approved implantable prosthetic available in the greater New York City area.
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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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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The Sixth Finger: How Our Brain Takes to Additional Independent Body Parts
Researchers tested for how well a robotic “sixth finger” that can be operated independently of any other limbs was perceived as a body part.
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Blackrock Neurotech and Phantom Neuro Partner to Enable Prosthetics and Exoskeletons That Mimic Human Movement in Real Time
Blackrock Neurotech will become a partner in research and development for Phantom Neuro’s patent-pending Phantom X system, they announce.
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Ottobock Launches Movao Online Platform for Amputee and Limb Difference Community
Ottobock launches the Movao online platform for the amputee and limb difference community for Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month.
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Decoding Brain Signals to Control a Robotic Arm
An advanced brain-machine interface system successfully interprets arm movement directions from brain signals.
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Limbitless Solutions Trial to Test How Kids Adapt to Advanced Bionics
Research led by Limbitless Solutions, Wolfson Children’s Hospital, and Nemours Children’s Health aims to improve prosthetic mastery in kids.
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ABCorp and Unlimited Tomorrow Partner to Manufacture Prosthetic Limbs
American Banknote Corporation (ABCorp) announces its partnership with Unlimited Tomorrow for production of its TrueLimb prosthetic limbs.
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Rogue Prosthetics Leverages The Careopolis to Enhance Success Among People Receiving an Artificial Limb
CareFlash and Rogue Prosthetics partnership leverages togetherness, empathy and nostalgia to enhance success among people obaining an artificial limb.
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Novel Wearable Armband Aims to Help Prosthetic Hand Users to ‘Get a Grip’
Researchers design first-of-its-kind multichannel soft robotic armband that conveys artificial sensations of touch, they explain in Scientific Reports.
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Össur Launches Power Knee Lower Limb Prosthesis
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.
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New from UNYQ: X-Collection Prosthetic Covers
X-Collection prosthetic covers are now available for Ottobock C-Leg4 and 3R80 models. More options are coming later in the year, UNYQ reports.
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Amarillo VA opens Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic
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.
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