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Smart Prosthetic A smart prosthetic is defined as any prosthetic device anchored on or into a human body which is capable of decision making, essentially. They fall into several broad categories: Below, we offer a selection of links from our resource databases which may match this term.
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Results by page [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Here we see Claire, acting in her guise as spokeswoman for Stepford, showing off the smart house system. In a manner so eagerly aped in our world by electronics firms from all developed nations, Stepford has been striving to create a truly smart house, in which all appliances are networked together, controlled by a central brain, making the house 'smart'. It was only a matter of time before someone took the concept of a sensor web literally, and created a smart mesh web that could cover an object and detect when and where any breaches in the web occur. That wait is now over, and the first such smart fabric now exists. A BBC article looking at the rise of the smart car – AI driven cars that will soon be able to communicate with cloud services for traffic control, communicate with the humans on board, and work in flocks to drive themselves with consideration (and a degree of literal mind-reading) of each other's positions and goals. The difficulties of implanting a prosthesis deep into the body don't end when the prosthetic is in-place and working. You have to think about the systems that depended on the piece that was removed, to function properly. In the case of a prosthetic jaw, what do you do about the teeth? A comparison. Two women, both with prosthetic limbs. On the left, a standard prosthetic. On the right, a haptic prosthetic giving touch feedback. Who can complete the task faster, and is there much difference? This podcast comes from TED 2009, where electronics inventor John La Grou shows off the capabilities of a sensor web of smart power outlets in every home, where the outlet knows what is plugged into it, and how much power the device is consuming, and when it consumes it. AS 2007 draws to a close, this timeline chronicles some of the most landmark developments in prosthetic implants and prosthetic limb technology in 2007. A Belgian German Shepard dog called Storm, has become the first person to be fitted with a prosthetic implant which fits into the bone and sticks through the skin with no risk of infection to the animal. Usually, creation of a prosthetic limb errs on the lighter side, sacrificing capability for lightness. This is because until now, it has not been possible to examine the surviving bone in enough detail to safely screw a prosthetic into the bone.
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Results by page [1] (16/10/2009)
Researchers say they're making progress toward better connections between prosthetic hands and the brain, potentially paving the way for amputees to do such things as type, sense hot and cold, and touch others. If new strate...
(18/08/2007)
An infection at the site of a prosthetic joint attachment is one of the worst events that can occur. Infections inflame the tissue, loosening the fit of the prosthetic, and the increased immune system activity can sometimes force rejection ...
(06/12/2008)
Stryker Corp. has announced the clinical release of a different kind of prosthetic interface, one that bears watching. Unlike traditional prosthetic-to-bone fusions, Stryker?s latest titanium mounting is pockmarked with holes and gaps, cove...
(31/12/2008)
Haemair Ltd., a Welsh company out of Swansea, has won this year's Stopford Projects Award for Bioprocess Innovation from the UK's Institution of Chemical Engineers. The company says that it is working on a compact prosthetic lung capable ...
(27/09/2007)
Idaho State University is working on creating a prosthetic hand that will be implanted and provide a sense of touch by converting impulses sent to and from the brain. Engineers, a biomedical researcher and a physical and occu...
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