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

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.

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 ...

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.

New prosthetic sockets system streamlines artificial limb production, pg 491 This study presents a simple method of fabricating prosthetic socket using a pressure casting (PCast) technique.

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 ...

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… ...

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 ...

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

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 ...