Hanger Clinic has opened a state-of-the-art Integrated Care Center (ICC) in Schaumburg, Illinois, offering advanced orthotic and prosthetic care in a collaborative environment designed to enhance patient outcomes.
A Thai research team developed dynamic prosthetic feet, which are lightweight, flexible, and may be much cheaper than other options.
A pioneering project to develop advanced sensors for use in robotic systems could transform prosthetics and robotic limbs.
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 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 the Movao online platform for the amputee and limb difference community for Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month.
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An advanced brain-machine interface system successfully interprets arm movement directions from brain signals.
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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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American Banknote Corporation (ABCorp) announces its partnership with Unlimited Tomorrow for production of its TrueLimb prosthetic limbs.
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CareFlash and Rogue Prosthetics partnership leverages togetherness, empathy and nostalgia to enhance success among people obaining an artificial limb.
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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 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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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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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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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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A novel surgery provides better muscle control, improved sensory feedback and less limb pain, UC Davis Health reports.
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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 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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