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A Canadian startup is testing whether camera data from smart glasses can let a prosthetic arm identify objects and pre-set its grip, instead of waiting for the user to consciously generate a muscle signal. The idea addresses a documented problem with upper-limb prosthetics, though the system is still a prototype.
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Researchers at Zhejiang University of Technology tested a pressure-sensing 'skin' in prosthetic sockets that mimics pain signal processing. In three transtibial amputees, it identified gait problems producing harmful loading in real time.
Most prosthetic foot prescriptions are written from a catalogue, not from experience. Humotech's new mobile clinic in Pittsburgh gives patients a way to test-drive options before committing. Here is what the service involves, why trialing is harder to run than it sounds, and what the model means for how O&P care gets delivered.
A small feasibility study in Clinical Imaging found that open-source 3D segmentation of preoperative breast MRI can produce volumetric measurements accurate enough to guide prosthesis selection, without any post-surgical physical fitting exposure.
The New England Revolution Amputee Soccer Team is a two-time national champion that sends players to the World Cup. After this Saturday's first-team match at Gillette, they take the pitch. Here's what you should know before you watch.
The Regenstein Foundation Center for Bionic Medicine at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has implanted the e-OPRA system in its first US patient. The device combines four technologies the field has been developing separately: bone-anchored attachment, targeted muscle reinnervation, implanted pattern-recognition sensors, and nerve-based sensory feedback.
Two centers in Idlib province have cut replacement time from weeks to roughly a day and cost from around $500 to $100 for conventional articulated prostheses. The workflow shift is real. The scale is not.
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