By the mid-2010s, 3D-printing was in the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” phase, and prosthetics was no exception. Those LEGO-style hands getting media attention didn’t have the strength needed for a ...
Venezuelan runner Juan Pablo Dos Santos achieved an extraordinary feat at the NYC Marathon, completing the 26.2-mile race on two prosthetic legs. Desp ...
IT’S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU SEE SOMEONE WALKING WITH THE FOOT ON THEIR PROSTHETIC LEG FACING BACKWARDS, BUT THIS IS A REALITY FOR ROSS HOLLAND. IT’S SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. IT’S SO MUCH EASIER.
TORONTO — Few actors are as well-recognized and easily typecast as the affable Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but in “The Smashing Machine” from director Benny Safdie, Johnson disappears into his most ...
Chafing, blisters and sores are common problems for people fitted with an artificial limb. The artificial limb's fixed, rigid shape can't adapt to changes in a person's body, ultimately causing it to ...
According to our latest analysis, the global Prosthetic Liners market size was valued at USD 548.4 million in 2023 and is forecast to a readjusted size of USD 713.4 million by 2030 with a CAGR of 3.8% ...
The global orthopedic prosthetics market is on a trajectory of significant expansion, with sales anticipated to surge from USD 2,399.3 million in 2024 to an impressive USD 3,908.2 million by 2034.
Thanks to a neural interface, people can move this bionic limb naturally—just by thinking about it. When someone loses part of a leg, a prosthetic can make it easier to get around. But most ...
DENVER, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WillowWood Global, a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of prosthetic products, today announced that it has acquired Xtremity. The transaction ...
Each morning when she wakes up, Juanita Mengel removes the silicone liner of her prosthetic leg out from under a heated blanket so that the metal parts of the artificial limb don't feel as cold on her ...