Tag: prosthetic socket

Researchers in Indonesia unveiled a prosthetic socket made largely of pineapple-leaf fibers. Beta testers hailed the prototype as comfortable, lightweight, ...

At his new clinic, Bionic Skins, Hugh Herr wants to transform fabrication of prosethtic liners and sockets for amputees from ...

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey has lots of ideas about how to make the US limb-care system more responsive to ...

Bulgarian 3D-print leader ProsFit has made sockets more comfortable and more accessible for amputees on four continents. Now the company ...

Prosthetic technology for amputees seems to be moving forward constantly. The question is: forward toward what? The value of any ...

3D printing equips the industry to churn out custom devices—designed and built to fit individual amputees—at vastly greater speed and ...

As socket-fitting migrates from the traditional plaster-cast method toward digital-scan-based models, amputees stand to reap tremendous gains.

I heard I was an easy socket fit so many times that I started believing it. Eventually I learned that, ...

Human Plant Solutions' hemp sockets promise more comfortable fit and function for amputees, while retaining the strength and durability of ...

Meet the researchers who are developing smart sockets for amputees that promise to increase the comfort, function, and performance of ...

The Benefits of Prosthetic Maintenance