Martin Bionics Honored as Innovator

Martin Bionics, a leading prosthetics research and development
company based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, received the overall 2008
Journal Record Innovator of the Year award at a ceremony
honoring business innovation. The company’s latest project, the
iPed, is a robotic foot-ankle prosthesis that utilizes adaptive
control algorithms to mimic the function of the anatomical ankle by
providing real-time accommodation for force, speed, and terrain
changes. It was designed with the goal of providing a prosthetic
system that does not limit an amputee’s ability to walk on slopes
or carry heavy loads. The iPed design is tailored to meet the needs
of lower-limb amputees in all conditions and environments. The
design allows an amputee to have a more natural gait pattern, while
maintaining unmatched stance stability and ease of swing.