A NEW TYPE OF PROSTHETIC IS GIVING PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTEES MORE INDEPENDENCE. — SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - In just 10 minutes, life went from normal to forever changed for Allyson Watson. “The sheriff came to ...

Here’s a project that is striving to develop a set of open source finger prosthesis. They are aimed at patients who have partial amputations. This means that part of the digit remains and can be used ...

As Eric Jones fought off cancer a few years ago, his weakened immune system left him vulnerable to strep pneumonia and sepsis, which developed into the blood-clotting disorder known as Disseminated ...

New i-limb digits developments increase dexterity, comfort, and ease of assembly Mansfield, MA and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - September 28, 2012 - Touch Bionics, a provider of world-leading prosthetic ...

PHOENIX, Arizona -- While some people take them for granted, a little boy can't help being transfixed by his fingers. Jacob Taggart was born with just a thumb and partial fingers on his right hand, ...

Using the mind to control prosthetic limbs is a bold idea that is slowly becoming a reality thanks to several important advances in neuroscience and robotics in the last couple of years. Now a team of ...

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- While some people take them for granted, a little boy can't help being transfixed by his fingers. Jacob Taggart was born with just a thumb and partial fingers on his right hand, but ...

The possibility of a table saw accident is low, but never zero — and [Nerdforge] has lost a finger to this ever-useful but dangerous contraption. For a right-handed person, losing the left hand pinky ...

PHOENIX, Arizona -- While some people take them for granted, a little boy can't help being transfixed by his fingers. Jacob Taggart was born with just a thumb and partial fingers on his right hand, ...