A new, fully customizable 3D printed socket design is set to transform the prosthetics industry. The reimagined limb socket ...

Smart, Customizable Prothetic Socket—Knee Joint Type. Credit: Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institution under the ...

A Canadian couple quit their jobs, sold their cars, moved across the country and hunkered down for months to turn their pet project of affordable, designer prosthetic covers for amputees into reality, ...

PARKERSBURG – Miller Prosthetics & Orthotics is using state-of-the-art technology to deliver fast service and comfortable products to amputees in the Mid-Ohio Valley, the company reported. The ...

Ask any amputee what the most important aspect of their prosthetic limb is, and most will tell you their prosthetic socket. The socket is an intimate fitting connection between the patient and the ...

Advancements in materials and robotics technology have transformed prosthetic arms and legs in recent years, but the carbon fiber socket between an artificial part and the wearer remains a challenge ...