Nearly two years ago Payton Heiberger lost two of her fingers in a car crash near Houston. It was a devastating injury for a pre-med student hoping to become a surgeon.“They told me I was better off ...

A Korean company recently garnered attention by showcasing robotic prostheses and artificial limbs to 50 recipients. These robotic assistive devices play a crucial role in supporting the daily ...

HÄMEENLINNA, Finland, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Össur has acquired Naked Prosthetics, a leading provider of durable, custom and functional finger prostheses for finger and partial hand amputees, ...

Scottish scientists have created the world's first powered bionic fingers for partial-hand amputees. Called ProDigits, the prosthesis has a silicone skin and movable thumb that allows amputees the ...

A groundbreaking surgical procedure combined with exciting new technological strides is offering new hope and help for amputees. Private Jackson Schroeder, an Army veteran, was one of the early few to ...

Prosthetic limb design is an area where desktop manufacturing has made huge strides, but there’s always room for improvement. For example, take a look at [Ian Davis] and his attempts to design a ...

Oregon-based mechanical engineer Ian Davis is in the midst of building an extraordinary prosthetic hand. The partial hand—in the videos and pictures below—is stunningly intricate and now, after two ...

As Eric Jones fought off cancer a few years ago, his weakened immune system left him vulnerable to strep pneumonia and sepsis, which developed into the blood-clotting disorder known as Disseminated ...

While this hand and arm look like a great design, the fit leaves something to be desired. It is important that a user wear their prosthetic comfortably. The largest limitations with prosthetics are ...

A Korean company recently garnered attention by showcasing robotic prostheses and artificial limbs to 50 recipients of national merit. These robotic assistive devices play a crucial role in supporting ...