Upper limb forequarter amputations which involve the removal of the entire arm and scapula require highly customized prosthetic devices that are expensive but yet, usually underutilized due to their ...

LEEDS, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In their centenary year Steeper Group, a world leading manufacturer of prosthetic devices, launch their latest myoelectric system. The full limb build is designed to ...

Technology developed at Case Western Reserve University can restore a sense of touch that makes a prosthetic hand feel like a part of one's own body instead of feeling artificial and disconnected. Now ...

NPR — along with seven public radio stations around the country — is chronicling the lives of America's troops where they live. We're calling the project "Back at Base." This is the latest in the ...

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joe Deslauriers is determined as he slowly extends his left hand and reaches for the object in front of him. The explosive ordinance disposal technician rotates his hand at the ...

Lifting a glass, making a fist, entering a phone number using the index finger: it is amazing the things cutting-edge robotic hands can already do thanks to biomedical technology. However, things that ...

Our experts will help you find the best and most appropriate prosthesis (artificial body part) for you — whether you are missing a limb or have multiple amputations. We collaborate with prosthetists ...

The study authors, including first author (far right) Fiona van den Heiligenberg and corresponding author (far left) Tamar Makin. Functional MRI (fMRI) has shown that hand-selective regions in the ...