A novel osseointegrated implant system may allow amputees to control a prosthesis using their minds, according to research recently published in the Science Translational Medicine Journal. “We have used osseointegration to create a long-term stable fusion between man and machine,”…
Day: October 10, 2014
Grant may lead to development of adaptable interface for prostheses
Researchers with the University of Texas at Arlington have been awarded a $744,300 grant from the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Orthapaedic Research Program to create an adaptive interface that fits between a prosthesis and a patient’s limb to improve…