Prosthetic fashion company, UNYQ, and 3-D digital design and fabrication company, 3D Systems, announced they have partnered to bring 3-D printing technology to the O&P industry and to increase patient access to stylish, life-enhancing devices, according to a press release.…
Year: 2015
Ottobock practitioner receives Outstanding Educator Award
Ottobock recently announced Gerald Stark, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP, a senior upper-limb specialist, has been honored by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists with its Outstanding Educator Award for 2015. Gerald Stark The achievement marks Stark’s 23 years within the…
Ottobock practitioner receives Outstanding Educator Award
Ottobock recently announced Gerald Stark, MSEM, CPO/L, FAAOP, a senior upper-limb specialist, has been honored by the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists with its Outstanding Educator Award for 2015. Gerald Stark The achievement marks Stark’s 23 years within the…
ABC releases Certified Practitioner Practice Analysis
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics Inc. has released the 2015 Practice Analysis of Certified Practitioners in the Disciplines of Orthotics and Prosthetics. The practice analysis is a joint creation of the American Board for Certification…
Investigational trial uses stem cells to prevent amputation
Northwestern Medicine has launched an investigational trial into the use of stem cells to save limbs from amputation. A randomized group of patients with severe peripheral artery disease (PAD) will receive injections of their own stem cells to try to…
Advanced Arm Dynamics opens Houston clinic
Advanced Arm Dynamics has announced the opening of the Gulf Coast Center of Excellence in Houston. “As the fourth most populous city in the nation and home of the largest medical center in the world, Houston is an ideal location…
Advanced Arm Dynamics opens Houston clinic
Advanced Arm Dynamics has announced the opening of the Gulf Coast Center of Excellence in Houston. “As the fourth most populous city in the nation and home of the largest medical center in the world, Houston is an ideal location…
OPIE Software announces partnership with Allard USA
OPIE Software and Allard USA have announced that Allard is now an integrated supplier within OPIE Purchasing. According to a company press release, Allard is the first major provider of orthoses to become integrated so that users of both the…
ABC updates Model Licensure Act, Rules and Handbook
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. announced it has updated its Model State Licensure Practice Act, Administrative Rules and Handbook for individuals considering licensure in their state. The tools are meant to assist with the…
University of Houston researchers build brain machine interface to control prosthetic hand
A research team from the University of Houston has created an algorithm that allowed a man to use his thoughts to grasp objects with a prosthetic hand. The team demonstrated its technique on a 56-year-old man whose right hand had…