Retired Army Sgt. Max Ramsey, 42, recently traded his X2 microprocessor knee for the latest innovation in prosthetics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). The X3 waterproof and ...
I have been an above-knee amputee for over 50 years. For the first 30 years, my prosthesis was balsa wood with a simple mechanical knee. I fell a lot, could only walk at one fixed speed, would sweat ...
Evelyn Bennett recently did something she had not done since November – she walked the aisles of a Wal-Mart with nothing but a shopping cart.
A new motor-powered, microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee called 'Power Knee' was introduced by Össur. Power Knee aims to help people who have limb differences or above-knee amputations have the ...
You probably don’t want to lose a leg, but if you have to there are many options now that were unthinkable not long ago. That is, if you can afford them. A microprocessor knee — a prosthetic with some ...
Advanced prosthetic technologies like the Genium X4 microprocessor knee represent significant investments, with pricing reflecting the sophisticated technology and improved functional outcomes that ...
Proteor SAS is launching the Synsys bionic leg, a sensor-equipped microprocessor-controlled knee-ankle-foot prosthetic leg for above-the-knee amputees. This new generation prosthesis coordinates knee ...
TEMPE, Ariz. & DIJON, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Proteor, a France-based international group specialized in prosthetic and orthotic solutions, has successfully completed its acquisition of American ...
A new study at Virginia Commonwealth University is focusing on ways to improve the understanding of a prosthesis user’s mobility. Darter is collaborating with the University of Washington and the ...