Johns Hopkins: Prosthetic Hand Grasps Like a Human
Engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human.
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WillowWood Global Partners With Reboocon Bionics
WillowWood Global has formed a strategic alliance with Reboocon Bionics, makers of the Intuy Knee motorized prosthetic knee.
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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.
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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Adapttech Licenses Outcome Measures from Two Leading O&P Institutions
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.
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Cross-Campus Collaboration Leads to ‘Smart Prosthetics’ for Amputee Patients
A novel surgery provides better muscle control, improved sensory feedback and less limb pain, UC Davis Health reports.
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Radical New Surgery Gives People with Amputations Restored Mobility, Less Pain
Surgeons discuss osseointegration, a new surgical procedure that aims to help restore mobility and reduce pain and tissue breakdown among people with lower-limb amputations.
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Össur Congratulates Marko Cheseto Lemtukei for Setting New Marathon World Record
Össur congratulates Team Össur member Marko Cheseto Lemtukei for setting another new World Record in the Marathon for bilateral amputee athletes as he completed the 2021 New York Marathon in 2:35:55.
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Personalizing Treatment for Severe Limb Injuries
People with a transplanted hand demonstrate a more balanced use of their hands than those who use a prosthesis, according to research conducted at University of Missouri.
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