Bionik Laboratories Corp. has announced a partnership with the University of Texas at Dallas to license robotics and control systems technology, according to a press release. The 1-year agreement allows Bionik to review technology developed at the University of Texas…
Month: March 2017
FDA approves first in-human trial for neural-enabled prosthetic hand
The FDA has granted an investigational device exemption for the first in-human trial of a neural-enabled prosthetic hand, according to a press release. The device was developed at Florida International University. “The system is intended to restore the sense of…
Patient with quadriplegia regained muscle movement using bridging technologies
A man who was paralyzed below his shoulders is believed to be the first person with quadriplegia to have arm and hand movement restored by the use of temporarily implanted technologies, according Case Western Reserve University researchers. According to a…
Government announces changes to Medicaid Connecticut O&P policies
The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association is encouraging members in Connecticut to submit comments regarding recent changes to Medicaid policies for O&P codes, according to a company statement. The changes include the elimination of some L-Codes from the fee schedule…
ABC to sponsor top 10 clinical submissions at AOPA World Congress
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics will sponsor the Presidential Papers, which represent the top 10 clinical education submissions of original research at the American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association’s 2017 World Congress, according to a press…
Printable device could lead to sensor-laden ‘robot skin’
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a device that responds to mechanical stress by changing the color of a spot on its surface, according to a press release. Researchers note this could lead to 3-D printed, flexible,…
Students to make prosthetic arms, hands for amputees in Colombia
Engineering students from the University of Rhode Island will travel to Colombia this summer to build prosthetic hands and arms for amputees, according to a press release. They have received a $25,000 federal grant. “It is a meaningful and enriching…
New group created to expand resources for treatment of upper limb difference
HOUSTON — A new platform, presented at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting, could provide an international, easy-to-use, evidence-based resource consortium for sharing data on the treatment of upper limb absence. “The aim is to determine best clinical…
Patients with arthrogryposis may experience functional limitations
HOUSTON — Patients with arthrogryposis may experience foot deformities, gait deviations and functional limitations in gross motor function and in gait in ankle force power generation, according to a presenter at the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting, here.…
No significant difference in gait found with use of hinged vs solid AFOs for cerebral palsy
HOUSTON — There are no significant differences in gait or gross mobility between hinged and solid ankle-foot orthoses for patients with cerebral palsy who could walk without an assistive device, according to a study presented at the Association of Children’s…