Three Advances in Prosthetics - ASME E-Nable is a global online community of volunteers who make free 3D-printed, low-cost prosthetics for children and adults in need Open-source designs created by volunteers have produced prosthetics for some 8,000 people, according to the organization At the upper end, 3D printing enables more custom, transparent designs for legs
A Veteran’s Quest to Harness the Power of Prosthetics Vietnam Vet, Cesar Jiminez, collaborates with the VISN2 BRAVO Lab to help select the best prosthesis to maintain his healthy and active lifestyle It's all about the power of return, akin to a car engine Dr Maikos and his gait and motion analysis team utilize the same technology used in movies and video games to explore the mechanics of human motion, specifically Veterans living with limb
Advances in Prosthetics Create Realistic Motion and Touch The latest advancements in prosthetic limb technology include smart artificial skin and improved neural connections From LUKE arm to UofU invention and DeTOP research on direct wiring to nerves Engineers at NUS and MIT are also developing smart gloves and super-fast electronic skins The science-fiction images of bionic limbs controlled by the brain and providing authentic sensory feedback
Precise Prosthetics for Elite Athletes - ASME Image: Fraunhofer Cycling Challenges Prosthetics that exactly fit will allow their wearers to climb mountains or cycle to victory, says Florian Blab, a Fraunhofer scientist working on a project that would put an end to the time-consuming and expensive fitting procedure athletes now go through to fit a prosthetic limb tailored to their needs
The Civil War and the Birth of the US Prosthetics Industry - ASME Image courtesy of Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics Birth of an Industry The person who launched the era of modern prosthetics was also the first documented amputee of the Civil War—Confederate soldier James Edward Hanger Hanger, who lost his leg above the knee to a cannonball, was first fitted with a wooden peg leg by Yankee surgeons
3D Printing Blooms in Biomedical - ASME From prosthetics to cartilage and tissue engineering, 3D printing is helping address some of today’s biomedical challenges
Star Wars Inspires a Mind-Controlled Prosthetic - ASME Advanced prosthetic hand devices use electrodes placed on the skin to intercept neural signals, stimulating basic motions in the prosthetic device Engineers at Mobius Bionics have taken this a step further, wiring electrodes directly to nerves within the arm, allowing the brain to create natural movements and sensations with the hand