Prosthesis

Amputees can experience prosthetic hand as their own

harminka — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:08:19 -0600

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in inducing people with an amputated arm to experience a prosthetic rubber hand as belonging to their own body. The results can lead to the development of a new type of touch-sensitive prosthetic hands.

Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record

harminka — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:05:37 -0500

German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by 27 cm.

Electrical implant steadies balance disorder in animals

harminka — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:49:11 -0500

Hearing and balance experts at Johns Hopkins report successful testing in animals of an electrical device that partly restores a damaged or impaired sense of balance.

Science steps in to discover wonders of Toe-tankhamun

harminka — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:54:18 -0500

An artificial big toe attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy could prove to be the world's earliest functional prosthetic body part, say scientists.

Iraq War Veteran To Present New Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:54:04 -0500

The first prosthetic to provide propulsion for walking will be demonstrated by an Iraq War veteran and amputee at a media event to be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July, 23, 2007, at the Providence VA Medical Center. The prototype ankle-foot was created under a collaborative research initiative that includes the Providence VA Medical Center, Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.