A prosthetic socket optimized for thigh amputee patients has been developed for the first time in South Korea. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Park Sang-jin, hereinafter ...

The device maker’s initial product offering, the XtremityTT Socket System, was introduced last summer as the first-ever heat-adjustable definitive transtibial prosthesis.

19 February 2024 A prosthetic hand that feels the heat Thanks to the integration of a thermal sensor into a prosthetic device, a wearer was able to distinguish the temperature of objects grasped.

Dickinson, A.S., et al. (2020) Selecting Appropriate 3D Scanning Technologies for Prosthetic Socket Design and Transtibial Residual Limb Shape Characterization.

The research team examined 31 patients with unilateral lower extremity amputation - 15 had a traditional socket-style prosthesis and 16 had a BAL prosthesis. The researchers found no significant ...

The team assessed 31 individuals with unilateral lower extremity amputation, with 15 using a traditional socket-style prosthesis and 16 using a BAL prosthesis.

But a prosthetic leg does not change. People who rely on them must make manual adjustments throughout the day—usually by adding or removing padding within the socket of the prosthesis.

ROMP is a nonprofit organization that provides prosthetic and orthotic care to people without access to these services. ROMP partnered with tech startup Tukuna to develop and test a 3D printer ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xtremity, a premium medical device brand that develops advanced prosthetic socket technology, today announced closing of a Series B3 financing round, totaling $8.1 million ...

Traditionally, sockets for prostheses are created by making a plaster cast of the limb being fitted, and are then sculpted in carbon fiber. It’s an expensive and time-consuming process, and w… ...