UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ENGINEERS DEVELOP COMPUTERIZED BIONIC LEG TO HELP AMPUTEES WALK FASTER, EASIER AND WITH BETTER BALANCE For a brief time, Kerry Finn felt like “The Terminator” or “The Six... Read more
Djurica Resanovic lost his leg in a motorbike accident several years ago which resulted in amputation above the knee. Thanks to novel neuroprosthetic leg technology, Resanovic was successful... Read more
NO, REALLY. AMPUTEES HAVE BEEN TESTING THEM FOR OVER A YEAR For a full decade, Gudmundur Olafsson was unable to move his right ankle. That’s because it wasn’t there. Olafsson... Read more
WORLD’S FIRST NEURAL-CONTROLLED BIONIC LEG In a historic climb, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC) research subject, Zac Vawter, will climb 103 floors of the Willis Tower using the fi... Read more
him him The leg operates much more like a real limb It was not a good day for 16 year old Craig Hutto. On June 27, 2005, wading in crystal clear waters off a near-deserted beach 50 miles sou... Read more
A new lower-limb prosthetic developed at Vanderbilt University allows amputees to walk without the leg-dragging gait characteristic of conventional artificial legs. The device uses the lates... Read more