[Web Special] Femi Oke Visits a VA Prosthetics Lab
Mark Moffa shaves a cast in the Prosthetics lab of the VA Medical Center in New York.Mark Moffa is lovingly caressing the leg of a Vietnam vet. His fingers linger on a little imperfection, so he gently...
View ArticleUnapproved Hip Replacement Caused Pain Worldwide
In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration rejected an artificial hip manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. However, the company continued to sell the hip replacement in Europe and marketed a related...
View ArticleStudents Design High Tech, Low Cost Artificial Limbs
The price of a new prosthetic leg can cost anywhere from $5,000 to $50,000 and an upper extremity device can range from $3,000.00 to $30,000. Limiting the amount of people able to get the devices....
View ArticleJoao Silva: The Unstoppable Man
Photojournalist Joao Silva talks about adjusting to using prosthetic legs after a 2010 mine explosion in Afghanistan and his plans to compete in the New York City marathon and continue photographing...
View ArticleBecoming the Bionic Man
Charlie Neumann is a scientist at a design company. After a gruesome accident destroys his leg, he becomes obsessed with creating a prosthetic limb superior to his old biological ones — stronger,...
View ArticleWalking Art: Bespoke Prosthetic Limbs
Today’s artificial limbs function better than they ever did, but from an aesthetic standpoint something is lacking. A standard prosthetic leg is a jointed metal pole with a plastic foot at the end....
View ArticleProsthetics at the Olympics
Alena Grabowski, a researcher at the University of Colorado and the Department of Veterans Affairs, talks about the South African runner Oscar Pistorius (the Blade Runner), who will be competing in the...
View ArticlePlease Explain: Prosthetics
Alena Grabowski, Assistant Research Professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, and research scientists at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Denver, and Mike McLoughlin, Research and...
View ArticleParalyzed man moves fingers, plays Guitar Hero with brain implant milestone
Nick Annetta, right, of Battelle, watches as Ian Burkhart, 24, plays a guitar video game using his paralyzed hand. A computer chip in Burkhart`s brain reads his thoughts, decodes them, then sends...
View ArticleMeet the Inventor of a Revolutionary New Prosthetic
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Each year, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers hosts an innovation showcase called IShow. Teams compete to created hardware-based...
View ArticleBrain implant revives some feelings of touch in a paralyzed man
When researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center blindfolded a paralyzed man whose was linked to a robotic hand, he could successfully identify which fingers were being touched 84...
View ArticleBrace yourself: This prosthetic engineer is giving animals a leg up
Derrick Campana kneels beside Angel Marie, a three-legged mini horse who wears a prosthetic leg made by Campana. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/ReutersThis first thing you notice about Derrick Campana’s...
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