All the stories tagged with prosthetics
Cheaper prosthetic finger prototype could be a blessing to many
10/30/2012, 10,000 miles will not stop Richard Van As of South Africa and Ivan Owen of Washington State from building an inexpensive prosthetic finger prototype that could one day help millions of amputees. Richard lost his arm last year in an [...]
Nike’s Spike Pad on Ossür’s Flex-Foot Cheetah legs used in the London Olympics
08/10/2012, Nike, the famous footwear and apparel manufacturer of all things sporty, has already designed a specialized sole for prosthetic running blades earlier this year. Nike appears to be doing it again, this time in the London Olympics. Nike was able [...]
Prosthesis take the sexy route
11/25/2011, Prosthesis used to be in place just to help folks with missing limbs look better without having any form of functionality, but over the years, technology has improved prosthesis to a point where they’re actually far more useful than being [...]
Future prosthetics could be mind-controlled
10/28/2011, Using your brains to control a particular toy is nothing new with Mattel’s offerings in the past, where the goal of the game is to concentrate hard enough and move the ball to your opponent’s area – with your counterpart [...]
Vanderbilt prosthesis offers amputees a more natural gait
08/18/2011, Vanderbilt University is the fertile ground for great minds that resulted in the construction of a new lower-limb prosthetic which enables amputees to walk without experiencing any of the leg-dragging gait characteristic that is found in conventional artificial legs. The [...]
Scientists may have come up with a way to print prosthetic teeth using 3D printers
07/15/2011, Are you missing a tooth or two? If you are, not to worry! Imagine what if dentists could recreate exact replicas of your teeth to replace the ones that are missing. Through the use of existing technologies in 3-D printing, [...]
LifeHand controlled by thought
12/03/2009, Remember the exoskeleton that Professor X wore before he and the X-Men headed onto Asteroid M to thwart Magneto’s plans, right before Wolverine’s adamantium was ripped out? That could be a reality in the future, if the right advancements are [...]
Calf gets prosthetic legs
11/04/2009, A farming family has decided to give Meadow their calf a chance to walk normally, hence enlisted the help of veterinarians and students at Colorado State University to help her with prosthetics. This is the first calf of its kind [...]
