Prosthesis
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With the whole body pressing down on the point of contact, prosthetic legs can be painful, awkward and cause infections. Now scientists from ONR have developed a more comfortable “smart” prosthetic that can be attached at will, and monitored for infection and stress with an array of sensors.
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Resulting in reduced or limited vision, Nystagmus affects nearly one in 400 people, and is euphemistically referred to as “dancing eyes”. A new procedure to treat the condition has been developed involving implanting magnets behind a person’s eyes to stabilize the uncontrollable eye movements.
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While the act of picking up an object is something most of us take for granted, for prostheses users, it can be an exercise in frustration. Could a new robotic arm that detects motor neuron signals nudge researchers closer to creating an artificial limb that resembles the real thing?
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JC Sheitan Tenet is a southpaw tattoo artist, not because he's left-handed but because he lost his right one 22 years ago so has no choice. Until now. A collaboration with visual artist JL Gonzal has resulted in a custom-designed "biomechanical prosthesis" that has a built-in rotary inker.
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A new project is aiming to provide a prosthesis to help women with lower limb amputations to walk in high heels. It’s an effort that could have a huge positive impact on peoples’ lives, from female veterans to the fashion conscious.
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When we first reported on the robotic hand made by Youbionic back in 2014, we indicated that the device was only a prototype and that the makers were looking for funding to bring it to market. Well, apparently they've gotten the funding, because Youbionic is now taking pre-orders for the device.
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Following a 3D-printed heel bone, a 3D-printed mouth guard and the world's first 3D-printed jet engine, the CSIRO's Lab 22 has added to the growing list of 3D-printed medical implants by designing and printing a replacement titanium sternum and rib cage for a 54-year-old cancer patient.
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A new study conducted by Brown University researchers has furthered our understanding of how the brain formulates a plan for picking up an object. In the long run, the findings could pave the way for more accomplished mind-controlled robotic prostheses.
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The IKO Creative Prosthetic System is aimed at unleashing the creative expression of those with missing limbs, and to do so the developers have enlisted every child's favorite building blocks.
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An injured sea turtle has become the unlikely beneficiary of 3D printing technology. After being seriously wounded in an encounter with a boat propellor, the turtle is now on the road to recovery thanks to an imaginative medical team.
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Engineers from Germany's Saarland University have taken a unique approach with their prototype artificial hand. It moves its fingers via shape-memory nickel-titanium alloy wires, bundled together to perform intricate tasks by working like natural muscle fibers.
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Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna have developed a technique called "bionic reconstruction" that allows amputees to control a robotic prosthesis with their mind, when there's no neural connection left to exploit between the brain and the part of the hand that remains..
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