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Prosthetic A prosthetic is an artificial body part, added to any living organism in order to replace a damaged body part, enhance a body part or provide a permanent new capability for the being. 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] ![]() ![]() ![]() 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? AS 2007 draws to a close, this timeline chronicles some of the most landmark developments in prosthetic implants and prosthetic limb technology in 2007. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In March 2008, a Massachusetts General Hospital neuroscientist announced designs for a prosthetic to bypass eyes and optic nerves and send image information directly to the regions of the brain that processes visual signals. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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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 ...
(21/04/2009)
Ossur has announced that the first patient has been fitted with the second generation power knee prosthetic. These legs combine artificial intelligence and gait analysis to enable the leg to move for the patient. Lieutenant C...
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