A group of mechanical engineering students at Northeastern University have developed “the farm arm,” an upper limb prosthesis that could allow amputees to operate farming machinery. The design features a prosthetic terminal device, a titanium end piece and set of…
Author: Terense Kemp
New CMS code increases access to articulating digit technology
Livingston, Scotland-based Touch Bionics has announced that new coding issued by CMS will increase patient access to the company’s prosthetic solutions for partial hands. According to a company press release, until CMS issued new coding and updated allowables, there was…
VIDEO: Coordinated care starts with smart management
NEW ORLEANS — Coordinated care needs organized management and administration to keep patient care flowing, according to Chris Cobb, PT, clinic manager at CoxHealth Center for Prosthetics and Orthotics. Cobb, along with coworkers Fred Lerche, PT and Adam Edmonds, CPO,…
Össur elects 2015 board of directors
The 2015 board of directors was elected at Össur’s annual general meeting and will serve until the company’s next annual general meeting in March 2016. The board includes Niels Jacobsen, of Denmark, who will serve as chairman; Kristján Tómas Ragnarsson,…
Össur elects 2015 board of directors
The 2015 board of directors was elected at Össur’s annual general meeting and will serve until the company’s next annual general meeting in March 2016. The board includes Niels Jacobsen, of Denmark, who will serve as chairman; Kristján Tómas Ragnarsson,…
Similar quality of life for people with partial foot, transtibial amputation, study finds
A study published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International found a similar quality of life when comparing people with partial foot and transtibial amputations. Using a mail survey, Researchers compared the quality of life in 10 patients with partial foot amputation…
Study: Custom insoles show benefits for advanced figure skaters
The use of custom orthoses can cause significant improvement in static postural stability among advanced figure skaters, according to data recently published in Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. Researchers studied seven advanced figure skaters who spent 6 weeks using custom orthoses.…
LIM Innovations reports growth, plans for 2015
California-based medical device start-up company LIM Innovations announced its Infinite Socket has generated more than 10 clinical partners and providers since its release in September 2014. “The Infinite Socket is now being used by 55 amputees spanning the nation, including…
VA accepting applications for National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic
The Department of Veterans Affairs is now accepting applications for the 2015 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic. The 2015 National Veterans Sports Clinic runs Sept. 13-18 at The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) San Diego Health Care System. The event…
Residual limb problems could reduce activities of daily living in amputees
Residual limb problems after traumatic lower limb amputation could critically reduce activities of daily living for amputees, according to research recently published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. Researchers analyzed a cohort of clinical cases in which amputees had received revision surgery…