http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Wed, 09 May 2012 09:11:39 EST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/genium-leg.php Prostheses One small step for man, one giant leap for the future of prosthetics - First UK patient receives world's most advanced new bionic leg prosthetic system Genium from Otto Bock to enable movement as never before in lower limb amputees. Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:57:27 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/genium-leg.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/artificial-heart.php Prostheses Total Artificial Heart Patient Enjoys Spotlight as "The Only Man in Turkey Who Lives Without a Heart" - Omer Bayrak Takes Stage During Total Artificial Heart Session at Turkish Society for Artificial Organs and Support Systems Meeting. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:38:54 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/artificial-heart.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/radiation-boost.php Prostheses A blast of gamma radiation could toughen up plastic prosthetic joints to make them strong enough to last for years. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:06:19 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/radiation-boost.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionic-leg.php Prostheses A new lower limb prosthetic developed at Vanderbilt University allows amputees to walk without the leg-dragging gait characteristic of conventional artificial legs. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:16:33 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/bionic-leg.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/c-leg.php Prostheses Otto Bock launches next generation C-Leg to offer greater user independence - Innovative enhancements to proven leg prosthesis system mean amputees will benefit from a more natural walking pattern and increased confidence. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:18:27 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/c-leg.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/crike.php Prostheses The Amputees in Action team have been working for the past 1.5 years developing Crike which is patent protected. Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:50:08 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/crike.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/body.php Prostheses Leave your body and shake hands with yourself, gain an extra limb or change into a robot for a while. Swedish neuroscientist Henrik Ehrsson has demonstrated that the brain's image of the body is negotiable. Applications stretch from touch-sensitive prostheses to robotics and virtual worlds. Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:46:40 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/body.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/metal-hips.php Prostheses Orthopaedic surgeons raise awareness and provide information on hip replacement components to patients, colleagues and medical community at-large. Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:08:59 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/metal-hips.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/phantom-limb.php Prostheses After the loss of a limb, most patients experience the feeling of a phantom limb – the vivid illusion that the amputated arm or leg is still present. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:01:46 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/phantom-limb.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/joint-replacement-life.php Prostheses Today's technology offers remarkably durable, long-term solutions, and if a hospital insists on using the very best technology, patients can anticipate many years of success. Sun, 12 Sep 2010 09:32:33 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/joint-replacement-life.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/prosthesis-pain.php Prostheses Prosthesis with information at its fingertips - Scientists from Jena University develop a hand prosthesis that eases phantom pain. Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:40:07 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/prosthesis-pain.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/total-hip-replacement.php Prostheses Medical Advances Have Young Patients Opting for Total Hip Replacement Surgery. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:16:37 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/total-hip-replacement.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/eye-prosthesis.php Prostheses Donor corneas are a rarity: In Germany alone, each year roughly 7,000 patients wait for that miniscule piece of tissue. An implant made of plastic may soon offer patients - especially those facing their last resort - with the chance to see again. Thu, 20 May 2010 13:16:13 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/eye-prosthesis.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/ilimb-pulse.php Prostheses Touch Bionics (www.touchbionics.com), developer of advanced upper-limb bionic technologies, today announced the launch of the i-LIMB Pulse, an all-new version of the revolutionary i-LIMB Hand, the world's first commercially available bionic hand. Wed, 05 May 2010 09:07:29 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/ilimb-pulse.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/plastics-amputees.php Prostheses Plastics Make it Possible(SM) Partners With the Athletes with Disabilities Network to Inspire Amputees to Become Athletes of the Future - Disabled Athletes Hit Their Stride with the Use of Plastic-Based Active Prostheses That Are Lighter, Stronger and More Effective Than Ever. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:53:37 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/plastics-amputees.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/brain-signals.php Prostheses Researchers reconstruct 3-D hand movement using brain signals - Study suggests future portable prosthetic devices for movement-impaired... Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:55:04 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/brain-signals.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/metal-foam.php Prostheses New material mimics bone to create better biomedical implants - A metal foam that has a similar elasticity to bone could mean a new generation of biomedical implants that would avoid bone rejection that often results from more rigid implant materials, such as titanium. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:22:43 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/metal-foam.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/artificial-eye-muscles.php Prostheses Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands of people each year who no longer are able to close their eyelids due to combat-related injuries, stroke, nerve injury or facial surgery. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:37:25 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/artificial-eye-muscles.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/seeing-hands.php Prostheses The space within reach of our hands, where actions such as grasping and touching occur, is known as the "action space." Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:52:40 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/seeing-hands.php http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/amputated-legs.php Prostheses In western developed countries the rate of amputations of lower limbs is 17.1 amputations per 100,000 inhabitants - in Spain alone 5,000 such amputations are carried out each year. Currently, the number of persons with amputations of lower limbs is steadily increasing, due to the aging of the population and the increase of peripheral vascular disease. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:52:11 EST http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/prostheses/amputated-legs.php