Written by Aaron Saenz
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 8:14:31 AM
If you want the epitome of cool cybernetics, it doesn’t get much better than a monkey waving around a robot arm. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have placed two neural implants in the brain of a macaque, allowing it to control a...
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Written by P. Campbell
Wednesday, August 04, 2010 7:43:59 AM
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract for up to $34.5 million to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., to manage the development and testing of the Modular Prosthetic...
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Written by Otto Bock HealthCare
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 9:43:07 AM
Developed by Otto Bock HealthCare in conjunction with Mayo Clinic, the Sensor Walk knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) is designed to improve quality of life for patients by making it easier and more secure to walk when the patient exhibits knee ...
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Written by Sheldon Scruggs - Times Herald-Record
Thursday, January 28, 2010 11:21:15 AM
People tend to take a lot of things for granted.
For instance, take our hands. Every day, without thinking about it, we use them to grasp all kinds of objects. But suppose you didn't have an opposable thumb or were missing one or more fingers?...
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Written by Otto Bock
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:55:30 AM
A devastating diagnosis of bone cancer meant a less than happy beginning to 2009 for 52-year old Karl Wideman of Negaunee.
“I was told in February that I had osteosarcoma which is plenty to have to deal with on its own,” says Karl. “But...
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Written by Judy Peck, PTA, CBIS
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 11:45:45 AM
Vol. 20 • Issue 23 • Page 14
More than 200,000 people have a stroke each year, and millions more have multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and other conditions that impact the nervous system. The...
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Written by Bioness Inc.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:02:35 AM
Imagine technology so advanced that it may help stroke and other neurological patients regain lost mobility and achieve greater independence than they believed to be possible. This highly sophisticated technology is now a reality....
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Written by Otto Bock
Monday, November 02, 2009 12:10:43 PM
Less Is More
The Harmony® P3 Vacuum System from
Otto Bock merges elegant design with maximum functionality
(Minneapolis, MN) Otto Bock HealthCare, innovating prosthetic technologies for the last 90 years, now introduces the...
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Written by Jennifer Latham Robinson
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 5:12:07 AM
Stepping safely into a shower…
Climbing into a pool…
Walking along the beach…
Many prosthetic components are sensitive to moisture and can corrode prematurely if exposed to water for extended periods of time. What does that...
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Written by Joshua Topolsky
Monday, April 20, 2009 6:41:05 AM
Honda has developed a product the helps with correct stride and assistance for forward movement, and another which is meant for supporting your weight while doing tasks that require lots of bending at the knee. The former is intended to...
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