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- Three Advances in Prosthetics - ASME
E-Nable is a global online community of volunteers who make free 3D-printed, low-cost prosthetics for children and adults in need Open-source designs created by volunteers have produced prosthetics for some 8,000 people, according to the organization At the upper end, 3D printing enables more custom, transparent designs for legs
- Precise Prosthetics for Elite Athletes - ASME
Prosthetics that exactly fit will allow their wearers to climb mountains or cycle to victory, says Florian Blab, a Fraunhofer scientist working on a project that would put an end to the time-consuming and expensive fitting procedure athletes now go through to fit a prosthetic limb tailored to their needs
- Better Prosthetics Through Magnets - ASME
Embedded magnets provide a way for a prosthetic hand to read signals from the muscles of a patient with limb loss
- 3D Printing Blooms in Biomedical - ASME
From prosthetics to cartilage and tissue engineering, 3D printing is helping address some of today’s biomedical challenges
- The Civil War and the Birth of the US Prosthetics Industry - ASME
Image courtesy of Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics Birth of an Industry The person who launched the era of modern prosthetics was also the first documented amputee of the Civil War—Confederate soldier James Edward Hanger Hanger, who lost his leg above the knee to a cannonball, was first fitted with a wooden peg leg by Yankee surgeons
- Everyday Prosthetic Fingers - ASME
Dan Didrick is the inventor of X-Fingers, stainless steel prosthetic fingers in which each digit contains 23 moving parts or more For those without residual fingers, a wire runs into the webbing between the fingers to receive open and flex impulses The device is attached to the wrist and fitted over the hand and the residual fingers
- Star Wars Inspires a Mind-Controlled Prosthetic - ASME
Advanced prosthetic hand devices use electrodes placed on the skin to intercept neural signals, stimulating basic motions in the prosthetic device Engineers at Mobius Bionics have taken this a step further, wiring electrodes directly to nerves within the arm, allowing the brain to create natural movements and sensations with the hand
- A Veteran’s Quest to Harness the Power of Prosthetics
Vietnam Vet, Cesar Jiminez, collaborates with the VISN2 BRAVO Lab to help select the best prosthesis to maintain his healthy and active lifestyle It's all about the power of return, akin to a car engine Dr Maikos and his gait and motion analysis team utilize the same technology used in movies and video games to explore the mechanics of human motion, specifically Veterans living with limb
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