ASU, Walter Reed researchers create prosthesis of the future
...sthetic. "We expect this device to revolutionize prosthetics and will be especially helpful for military personnel wounded in active duty," says Hitt. The project is a multi-phased effort led by ASU's Human Machine Integration Lab, Arise Prosthetics, Phoenix, and Robotics Group Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. Arise...Revolutionizing prosthetics 2009 team delivers first DARPA limb prototype
...ignals during clinical investigations. The DARPA prosthetics program is an ambitious effort to provide the most advanced medical and rehabilitative technologies for military personnel injured in the line of duty. Over the last year, the APL-led Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 (RP 2009) team has worked to deve...JRRD releases single-topic issue focused on vision rehabilitation
...ng-term biocompatibility and durability of retinal prosthetics are essential components of a viable clinical device. In this study, we report results obtained 5 years following implantation of normal adult cats with a subretinal microphotodiode array. All implants functioned throughout the study period. Small ch...Dually porous glass shows promise in helping damaged bone regenerate
...octors to replace loosening or diseased teeth with prosthetics or implants and, in severe cases, causing fractures that required removal of bone and teeth. Marei said she had tried without much success to replace the damaged teeth and bone with existing biocompatible glass bone transplants. Jain consulted wi...Vol. 42, No. 5 JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury and prosthetics
...sexuality, and chronic pain--and three articles on prosthetics research. Other articles in this issue focus on robotic therapy for stroke rehabilitation, the diabetic foot, and vocational rehabilitation for patients with schizophrenia. Full-text articles are available, free, online at www.rehab.research.va.gov ......ieve that this effect could be useful in designing prosthetics to help the elderly avoid the painful falls that too often lead to immobility or death. The authors note that, "it has already been shown that facilitation of other types of foot sensation can be helpful in the elderly by improving the effectiveness ...Low back pain relief, causes, measurement & prosthetic fit, production, comfort
...ue, knowledge affect residual-limb measurement for prosthetics This study evaluates the accuracy and reliability of seven prosthetic instruments to measure residual-limb characteristics on models of below-knee amputations. Prosthetic-orthotic practitioners and students recorded typical measurements such as resi...