Tag: prosthetics

After decades as a regular prosthesis user, I lost my ability to walk and switched to a wheelchair. The change ...

Artificial intelligence has been improving amputees’ lives at least since the C-Leg debuted in the 1990s. But the emergence of ...

Neuroprosthetic devices could transform amputees’ lives—if they ever escape the R&D dungeon. Read about the opportunities for progress, and the ...

The SPORT Act, introduced by Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, would redefine recreational prosthetic devices as “clinically necessary” for amputee veterans’ ...

Choosing a prosthesis can be maddeningly complex. But a new decision-making aid lets patients and practitioners work together to set ...

Agonist-antagonist myoneural interface (AMI) surgery—which restores broken nerve circuits in the residual limb—gives amputees unprecedented ability to control prosthetic legs ...

According to public health researchers at the University of Michigan, women are far more likely than men to wait 90-plus ...

A new motor-driven smart socket has reached the clinical testing phase, and the results are encouraging. The prototype device achieved ...

Biomedical engineering students from the University of Iowa may have solved one of the most vexing problems in pediatric prosthetics. ...

It’s well documented that race, income, and geography can influence amputees’ health status. But there’s another fault line in patient ...

Ever since Oscar Pistorius began racing nondisabled sprinters, sports scientists have been debating whether running blades give amputee athletes an ...

We’re not saying prosthetic research is broken. But we do think new technologies take too long to migrate from the ...

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

Yes, mobility is priceless. But does the cost of a prosthetic leg really have to be so high? Here's why ...

The world’s limb-loss community has mobilized to support Ukraine's war amputees, but few have made as big an impact as ...

One of these images shows a real prosthetic limb; the rest are AI-generated. All are commercially available from a stock-image ...

A recent paper in the journal Science Robotics offers several ideas for the design community to close the sizable gap ...

According to a new study from Case Western University, neuroprosthetic devices restore a critical connection between the soles of the ...

What holiday gift can you buy for the amputee who’s impossible to shop for? Stephan Boos's emporium of vintage prosthetics ...

In "Against Technoableism," amputee author Ashley Shew draws a sharp line between technology that herds disabled bodies toward nondisabled standards, ...

With a few clicks in an online survey, you can help amputee advocates compile the data necessary to promote fair ...

Össur's newly unveiled five-year strategic plan will help more amputees gain access to high-end prostheses, says company CEO Sveinn Sölvason.

Artificial intelligence is all over the news lately. We did a quick survey of the scientific literature to identify the ...

Many of today’s prosthetic design concepts have their roots in World War I. A major museum exhibition opening in June ...

In half a dozen states this year, amputees, prosthetists, and other citizens are pushing legislators toward better, broader prosthetic insurance coverage.

This Friday, amputee advocates will gather to celebrate passage of the So New Mexicans Can Move Act. Kyle Stepp thinks ...

A new model of walking biomechanics may help engineers design more efficient, less taxing prosthetic devices for amputees.

A perfect storm is brewing in the New Mexico legislature, and it might be potent enough to blow away barriers ...

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 ...

A new control system for bionic limbs uses magnetic implants to help amputees use prosthetic limbs intuitively. Here's how it ...

The Utah Bionic Leg's unique features include an articulated big-toe joint and a “smart transmission system” that gives lower-limb amputees ...

Powered prosthetic devices boost amputees’ comfort and confidence on challenging terrain. But it has been hard to develop intuitive control ...

Upstart prosthetic firms are disrupting the industry by providing affordable devices that are available to more amputees. But are they ...

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

Adaract is working on what may be the first synthetic-muscle-powered leg prosthesis. “It’s going to be life-changing,” exclaims the AK ...

Researchers at multiple universities have had recent success in clinical trials with prosthetic limbs that simulate the sense of touch ...

The new UNYQ Foot gives lower-limb amputees a versatile, aesthetically appealing prosthetic foot that functions well with a wide selection ...

Biomedical engineers at the University of Minnesota may have grabbed the bionic brass ring: a smart prosthetic arm that amputees ...

The Crosswing, a prosthetic leg with an ingenious built-in skate feature, won first prize in last year’s Michelin Movin’On Challenge, ...

I never realized how little I knew about walking until I tried doing it on a prosthesis. It was disorienting ...

The University of Michigan's Robotics Institute is partnering with Humotech on the Open Source Leg, an innovative tools for prosthetics ...

In a new paper, researchers at Cleveland State and the VA describe a prototype powered prosthesis for above-knee amputees that’s ...

Psyonic's Ability Hand has won kudos from the NSF, MIT, Forbes, and other heavy hitters. Most important of all, it ...

The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show raised the curtain on some new amputee-related products. Here's a list of devices that landed ...

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

A new paper strongly suggests that medical clinicians (not prosthetists) are systematically underestimating senior amputees' capacity to walk with prosthetic ...

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

Among prosthetists, Paul Leimkuehler is well remembered as a trail-blazing practitioner who helped establish the standards of the profession. But ...

by Ali Hussaini It’s a slow march forward. Advancements in technology, orthopedic surgery, 3D printing, and user-initiated support groups are ...