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Bracing/Prosthetics
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Materials
Design Considerations for Reclosable Fasteners in Wearable Medtech—An Orthopedic Innovators Q&A
Specialty hook and loop materials and converting services provide a secure reclosable fastening solution for a device’s performance, adjustability, and comfort.
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Bracing/Prosthetics | MIS/Robotics
Experimental Exoskeleton Takes Walking Load Off Amputees
Reduced lower-limb amputee energy consumption by an average of 15.6 percent while walking with the device.Videos Sam Brusco, Associate Editor 10.14.21
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Bracing/Prosthetics
Ekso Bionics Launches EVO Endurance-Boosting Assistive Upper Body Exoskeleton
Alleviates the burden of repetitive work.Videos GlobeNewswire 08.20.20
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Spine/Neurology
Patient Operates Two Bionic Arms with His Thoughts
The Johns Hopkins team is also developing strategies for providing sensory feedback for both hands at the same time using neural stimulation.Videos Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 10.17.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Extremities
Electronic Glove Offers 'Humanlike' Features for Prosthetic Hand Users
Sensor-instrumented glove for prosthetic hand controls has the ability to sense pressure, temperature, and hydration.Videos Purdue University 09.04.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics
Biomedical Startup Gears Up for U.S. Launch
Adapttech secures FDA decision for device that improves prosthesis fit.Videos Adapttech 08.07.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics
A 21st Century Cane for Walking Stability
Device acts as a cane-like mobile assistant to provide light-touch to help the elderly and others with impaired mobility.Videos Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science 08.07.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics
Sensor-Laden 'E-Skin' Gives Robots and Prosthetics Exceptional Sense of Touch
Unique sensor system responds 1,000 times faster than the human sense of touch, the fastest ever achieved for an e-skin.Videos National University of Singapore 07.18.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics | MIS/Robotics
Engineering Students' Exoskeleton Project Helps 5-Year-Old Move Arms Again
Max Ng is moving his arms to feed himself, playing with his parents, and even enjoying one of the true joys of childhood—picking his nose.Videos UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering 06.26.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics
First Step Toward a Better Prosthetic Leg? Trip People Over and Over
Vanderbilt team builds a device to capture stumble response.Videos Vanderbilt University 06.20.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Extremities
A Prosthetic Foot for Tough Terrain
Stanford engineers develop a more stable, efficient prosthetic foot.Videos Nathan Collins, Stanford University 06.03.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics
Working to Change the Future of Prosthetics
An electrical and computer engineering master’s student is working to lower the barriers to entry for fabricating artificial muscle actuators.Videos Kritin Karkare, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering 03.22.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics
A System and Method for Assistive Gait Intervention and Fall Prevention
Can elderly people with gait problems or soldiers carrying heavy loads be protected from falling down?Videos HRL Laboratories, LLC 01.24.19
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Extremities
Artificial Joint Restores Wrist-Like Movements to Forearm Amputees
The implant allows for much more naturalistic movements, with intuitive natural control and sensory feedback.Videos Chalmers University of Technology 11.28.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Software & Quality
Hanger and AT&T Create Industry-First, Network-Connected Device for Prosthetic Limbs
Device connected via AT&T LTE-M network and iOS mobile app encourages mobility, helps bridge clinican-patient communication.Videos PR Newswire 09.13.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics | MIS/Robotics
Robotic Exoskeleton Lets Disabled People Eat or Drink by Themselves
The project is named “Adaptive Multimodal Interfaces to Assist Disabled People in Daily Activities” or AIDE.Videos Asociacion RUVID 07.09.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics
Smart Robotic Ankle Takes Fear Out of Rough Terrain, Stairs
The ankle's tiny motor, actuator, sensors, and chip work together to adjust to a surface or remain stationary as needed.Videos Heidi Hall, Vanderbilt University 06.26.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics
'E-Dermis' Brings Sense of Touch & Pain to Prosthetic Fingertips
The ability to detect pain could alert the user to potential damage to the device.Videos Johns Hopkins University 06.21.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics
How We'll Become Cyborgs and Extend Human Potential
Bionics designer Hugh Herr details "NeuroEmbodied Design,” a methodology for creating cyborg function.Videos TED 06.01.18
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Bracing/Prosthetics | Extremities | Software & Quality
New Tech May Make Prosthetic Hands Easier for Patients to Use
The tech translates neuromuscular signals into commands that manipulate a powered prosthetic wrist or hand.Videos North Carolina State University 05.23.18
