Month: November 2014

Researchers from the University of Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Fraunhofer, a Germany-based research organization, are collaborating to develop a bionic arm. The Bionic Joint is a human exoskeleton that combines novel wearable sensor technology with mechanisms that can measure and…

Registered European Union charity Legs4Africa is collecting prosthetic legs, with a goal of shipping 1,000 prostheses to The Gambia before Christmas. Legs4Africa will collect prostheses donations from individual amputee donors as well as hospital units to be sent on Dec.…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics has announced leadership for its 2014-2015 board of directors, effective Dec. 1. Board leaders include James H. Wynne, CPO, FAAOP, president; Christopher J. Fairman, CPO, president elect; Eric Ramcharran, CPO,…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics has announced leadership for its 2014-2015 board of directors, effective Dec. 1. Board leaders include James H. Wynne, CPO, FAAOP, president; Christopher J. Fairman, CPO, president elect; Eric Ramcharran, CPO,…

More than 5,000 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland undergo a major amputation each year, but 56% of amputees do not receive good care, according to a report from the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death. More…

Fifteen minutes of neuromuscular training each day could improve balance and reduce fall risk for construction workers, according to a results of study recently published in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. Researches assigned healthy, middle-aged construction workers…

Hanger Inc. has announced the postponement of the release of its third quarter 2014 financial results. The company also cancelled its previously scheduled earnings conference call “to allow additional time for the completion and review of its third quarter financial…

Ekso Bionics Holdings has reported its financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30. Total revenue was $1.6 million for the third quarter, compared with $0.8 million during the third quarter of 2013, according to a company press release. The…

Ekso Bionics Holdings has reported its financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30. Total revenue was $1.6 million for the third quarter, compared with $0.8 million during the third quarter of 2013, according to a company press release. The…

BALTIMORE — Albert Chi, MD, trauma surgeon for Johns Hopkins Hospital, shares plans to provide 3-D printed prostheses for transradial amputees in Haiti with e-NABLE volunteers.