Innovations
Last Updated: Jul 23
News from The O&P EDGE
- Italian Researchers Develop Improved Control and Sensory System for Bionic Hand A step forward toward the development of a bionic upper-limb prosthesis that reproduces the functionality of a natural limb comes from Italy's Progetto Protesi Ricerca 2 (PPR2).
- Innovative P&O, Creighton University Receive Grant to Develop 3D-Printed Prostheses
- FDA Authorizes Use of Bone-Anchored Prosthesis for Transfemoral Amputations
- Patient Fitted With Prosthetic Leg That Can Feel
- Study Presents Design, Evaluation of a VO/VC Terminal Device
- New Foam May Lead to Advances in Prosthetic Socks
- e-NABLE Gets $600,000 Grant to 3D-Print Prosthetic Hands
- First-in-Man Results for Mind-Controlled Bionic Lower-Limb Prostheses
- Researchers Increase Walking Efficiency With an Ankle Exoskeleton
- Shape-Memory Wire Performs Like Muscle in Artificial Hand
- Touch Bionics’ i-limb Chosen for Royal Mail Stamps
- Company Gets Seed Money to Improve Pediatric Socket Interface
- U.K. Team Receives Grant to Develop 3D-Printed Orthotics
- AIS Brace Monitoring Device Startup Awarded $100K
- Sandia’s Sensor-Embedded Liner Detects Residual Limb Changes
- Long-Term Stable Natural Touch Perception Restored in Hand Amputees
- High Heels a Snap with New Prosthetic Foot
- MIT’s Cheetah Robot Has Implications for Prosthetic Leg Development
- Harvard’s Wyss Institute Awarded DARPA Contract to Advance Exosuit
- Hawaii Start-Up Receives NSF Grant to Create More Comfortable Suspension System
Resource Links
- Defense Sciences Office - Revolutionizing Prosthetics
- Futuristic 'liquid wire' invention mimics spider silk with remarkable properties that make it perfect for biorobotics - http://www.mirror.co.uk
- QingDao Unique unveils first-ever prosthetic 3D printer - http://www.3ders.org
- Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)