Teresa K. Masters, CPO, LPO, has joined Advanced Anatomical Design, LLC Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics. An American Board Certified and Ohio licensed orthotist and prosthetist with 19 years of experience, Masters uses a state-of-the-art laser scanner and CAD/CAM technology to…
Year: 2013
EMG signals improved control of robotic leg prosthesis
Researchers found that the use of electromyographic signals in reinnervated nerves in the thigh muscles gave one transfemoral amputee better control of a motorized, robotic prosthesis, according to recent study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In…
Ottobock has selected Andreas Kannenberg, PhD to fill the newly created position of executive medical director North America. The position was created to focus on the entire product lifespan and patient care cycle through managing studies, research and development and…
Ottobock names Kannenberg as executive medical director
Ottobock has selected Andreas Kannenberg, PhD to fill the newly created position of executive medical director North America. The position was created to focus on the entire product lifespan and patient care cycle through managing studies, research and development and…
Paralympic Games will get expanded broadcast coverage
The Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will receive an unprecedented 116 hours of combined television coverage in the United States, according to an International Paralympic Committee news release. The coverage is the result of a partnership between NBC…
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act introduced in House
On Sept. 17, Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced H.R. 3112: Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2013. If passed, the legislation will reduce federal spending by eliminating fraudulent payments from Medicare and ensure adequate prosthetic…
Not all lower limb prostheses met LCD coverage requirements
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently released a report stating Noridian, a jurisdiction D durable medical equipment Medicare administrative contractor, did not meet the coverage requirement in local coverage determination requirements for lower limb…
Researcher announces plans for FDA study of osseointegrated implants
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Food and Drug Administration early feasibility study is expected to begin next year to test osseointegrated implants on humans, according to the presenter of the Keynote Address here at the O&P World Congress. Roy Bloebaum, PhD,…
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Food and Drug Administration early feasibility study is expected to begin next year to test osseointegrated implants on humans, according to the presenter of the Keynote Address here at the O&P World Congress. Roy Bloebaum, PhD,…
ORLANDO, Fla. — Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) spoke about the importance of practitioner involvement in order to ensure passage of O&P legislation in Congress at the O&P World Congress, here. Duckworth served in the US Army as a helicopter pilot…