Individuals who require prosthetic limbs to be fitted following amputations are set to benefit from new technology being developed by researchers at the University of Bath. If you have an amputation ...

San Francisco Prosthetic Orthotic Service, located just around the corner from the Painted Ladies, is a fairly standard prosthetics shop. There's a receptionist or two in front, with some small rooms ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed an easier and less expensive way to make sockets for prosthetic limbs. St. Louis, Oct. 25, 2003 -- Researchers at ...

Lower limb prosthetic sockets could soon be printed in remote locations and even in users' homes, thanks to a groundbreaking process developed by manufacturing experts at Loughborough University. Dr ...

A prosthetic socket optimized for thigh amputee patients has been developed for the first time in South Korea. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Park Sang-jin, hereinafter ...

The process of creating reliable prosthetic devices to amputees has remained a stagnant challenge to researchers and physicians that hope to make the lives of amputees easier without causing them any ...

The Amparo Direct Fit Compound was especially designed to be directly moulded to the patient’s anatomy for creating final orthoses and prostheses in just minutes. The unique bioplastic polyester has a ...

Researchers have developed a new, data-driven way of fitting prosthetic legs which could lead to better fitting prosthetics, in less time and at a lower cost. The technology has been developed by ...