A new motor-powered, microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee called 'Power Knee' was introduced by Össur. Power Knee aims to help people who have limb differences or above-knee amputations have the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — The last two years have been the most challenging years of Ben Cromwell's life. In July 2020, he was hospitalized with COVID-19. "I had severe clotting from COVID," said Cromwell. ...

After losing his leg to cancer, Bruce Lenth, a Navy veteran, didn't know what his future would hold. Still, he remained optimistic. "I never really grieved over any of it," he said. "I just felt my ...

Advances such as telemedicine and the use of wireless devices in hospitals have become an accepted part of medical technology, but the notion of replacing limbs with computer-powered devices seems ...

November 8, 2005 (Reykjavik, Iceland) – Ossur, a trusted and leading global supplier of prosthetic and orthopedic devices, takes pleasure in announcing that its POWER KNEE, the first powered ...

ALISO VIEJO, California (April 20, 2009) – Ossur, a global leader in non-invasive orthopaedics, announced today that LTC Greg Gadson was fit last week at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) with ...

Kicking a ball or climbing stairs with ease after a leg amputation above the knee is now within reach. Researchers at MIT have developed a bionic knee that redefines mobility for above-the-knee ...

A smoother experience for robotic prosthetic leg users is the aim of a University of Michigan project that has received renewed support from the National Institutes of Health. The R01 grant of $3 ...

A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, University of Michigan roboticists have shown for the first time. The leg provided the largest gains when ...

A passive prosthetic leg, says 23-year-old amputee Craig Hutto, is always a step behind. But a new leg built by researchers at Vanderbilt University "is only a split-second behind." Hutto, who is 6 ...