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  Women Appear Hesitant to Embrace DEKA Arm, Study Finds Though the DEKA Arm promises new abilities, it is unclear if women with upper-limb amputations are willing to embrace the technology, according to a study published May 9 in the journal of Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. The p...
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  Create O&P Receives $250K Seed Money Create Orthotics and Prosthetics, Lake Placid, New York, has received a second funding of $100,000 with another $150,000 committed from the Eastern New York Angels, an investment group that offers seed money to early-stage technology companies. Cr...
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  Pilot Study: Crossover Feet May Improve Mobility for Transtibial Amputees A pilot study published May 19 in Prosthetics and Orthotics International compared crossover feet and energy-storing feet on performance-based tests using a range of low-level (e.g. sit-to-stand) and high-level (e.g. jogging) activities.
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  CO Named SOSORT President The international Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic Rehabilitation and Treatment (SOSORT) elected Luke Stikeleather, CO, as president at its annual meeting held this spring in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Stikeleather is the founder, president, and chief or...
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  New Tech May Make Prosthetic Hands Easier to Use Researchers in the joint biomedical engineering program at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed technology that can decode neuromuscular signals to control powered prosthetic wrists and...
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  Cascade Hires Clinical Educator Cascade Orthopedic Supply, Chico, California, announced that it has hired Pam Hale, CPO, as its clinical educator. Hale has more than 25 years of O&P experience as a clinician, business owner, and clinical educator. In her new role, she will wo...
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  Jaipur Foot, U.S. University Developing Affordable Myoelectric Hand The Jaipur Foot organization and its United States affiliate, Jaipur Foot USA, are teaming up with the Frugal Innovation Hub of the Santa Clara University School of Engineering to develop an affordable myoelectric prosthetic hand, according to an...
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  First U.S. Clinical Trial of 3D-printed Prostheses for Children Launches A partnership between Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and Limbitless Solutions, a nonprofit organization based at the University of Central Florida (UCF), has led to the launch of the first U.S. clinical trial of 3D-printed myoelectr...