Kenton R. Kaufman Thousands of amputees in the United States who would benefit from microprocessor-controlled devices are denied access to the technology by Medicare and private payers, according to researchers who addressed a National Press Club event Thursday in Washington,…
Day: October 19, 2017
Flexible ‘skin’ helps prostheses users sense sheer force
Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of California Los Angeles have developed a flexible sensor that can be stretched over a prostheses as a “skin,” and accurately sends information regarding sheer forces and vibration, according to a…