Experimental Pope Wrist Unit Modification
In this Innovation article, The O&P EDGE presents problem-solving techniques developed by an upper-limb prosthesis user to address durability issues. ...
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App Supports Self-management of Prosthetic Socket Fit Issues
Clinicians know that for new prosthesis users the task of donning a prosthetic limb and achieving a comfortable fit can ...
New Stimulator System Designed to “Restore” Feeling in Amputated Limbs
Weber developed the Phantom-Stimulator system, a device designed to trigger nerves that have been shown to produce sensation in a ...
Yale Graduates Hope Device Will Encourage Brace Compliance in Children with AIS
The Smart Strap Monitoring System Provides Real-Time Feedback When Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, graduates Levi DeLuke, Sebastian Monzon, and ...
Surfing Buddies Collaborate on Prosthetic Socket System: Design Aims for Adjustability and Shortened Delivery Time
Technological advances and improvements in prosthetic sockets have progressed considerably in the last two decades. However, when it comes to ...
High School Student Creates Prosthetic Hand
"Making and taking things apart is a very common 'cleverness' of boys," write Ros Bayley and Sally Featherstone in The ...
Orpyx: Putting Feet First with “Sole-Full” Technology
Get your feet wet. Get your foot in the door. Put your feet to the fire. Get off on the ...
Robo-Legs Provide Insight into Human Gait
The Achilles leg built at the University of Arizona. Photographs courtesy of the University of Arizona. Developing O&P devices that ...
New Central Fabrication Technology Steps Onstage
"There's a way to do it better—find it." —Thomas Edison (1847-1931) When one of the world's fastest amputees, Jerome Singleton, ...
College Student Develops Pain Free Socket
Device aims to eliminate phantom pain in amputees using thermal biofeedback. Katherine Bomkamp, a West Virginia University sophomore, developed the ...
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