The Rheo Knee XC is a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joint that automatically adjusts its behaviour to activities such as climbing stairs, jogging or cycling. Using Bluetooth, the integrated software transfers data to the accompanying Össur Logic app for iOS devices. Among other functions, the app features a specially designed training program that provides th...
The dynamic design language of this rollator is inspired by the automotive and bicycle industries as well as by the streamlined shape of fast animals. The frame is made of carbon fibre, which gives the rollator especially light prop With a streamlined shape that reflects forward thrust and vitality, the Carbon Ultralight reinterprets the design prin
The robotic prosthetic hand Mia can move the individual fingers independently and performs the most common grasp movements. Thanks to sensor technology, the hand knows when and how an object is touched or grasped. While the size and its anthropomorphic Mia stands for a new understanding of how a prosthesis should look. The futuristic appearance translates into a coo...
Thanks to its mobile and compact design, this system for motion capture and gait analysis can be used in any interior space where the subject can cover a pace of two meters. In addition, the AI techno Due to its compact, clearly structured design, the motion capture and gait analysis system has an impressively small footprint.
The ultrasonic sensor is connected to motors that vibrate via an analog to digital converter. The stronger the returning signal from the ultrasonic sensor, the stronger the motors vibrate. The sensor is also tuned to focus on objects above the waist, the very ones that are hard to spot with a dumb cane. To make the system even cooler, the team developed a smartphone a...
The ReStore Exo-Suit had its beginnings at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. It is made of a soft wrap that is placed around a lower leg that is affected by a stroke, a backpack-like control center, and a matching app that lets rehab specialists adjust its settings. As the patient steps across the floor with the affected leg, the ReStore ...
PhysioMG series – new generation of magnetotherapy Astar, the leading manufacturer of physiotherapy equipment in Poland, presents a new system for low-frequency magnetic field therapy. The PhysioMG range of devices offers the possibility of performing therapies based on three generators in combination with solenoid applicators, with plate applicators positioned on ded...
The technology provides women a non-invasive option that, in a clinical trial, demonstrated that 87% of women were dry or nearly so after a three month treatment. 80% of the women studied had results after only a month or therapy. “Many people find that SUI gets in the way of their daily and social activities, and INNOVO® is a breakthrough treatment option that can pr...
Monitoring the movement of an injured joint can help patients to improve healing and avoid further injury. It can also tell clinicians if physical therapy treatments are working. Existing technology to monitor joint movement can be bulky, rigid, and expensive, and sometimes suffers from poor sensitivity. With the aim to develop a better solution, a group of Dartmouth ...
Concocted by UniSA’s Dr Helen Banwell and Dr Ryan Causby the gooey mixture is being added to newly printed 3-dimensional feet and is designed to mimic infected and non-infected diabetic foot wounds. The 3D printed feet are created with wound-like cavities in place. Made from thermoplastic polyurethane (a plastic with many properties, including elasticity, transparency...
The multicentre, observational registry will follow approximately 1,500 patients worldwide for a total of five years from the date of their first liver ablation procedure with the Neuwave system. Real-world data will be collected from up to 30 centres throughout the world on the technical aspects of the procedure, including ablation time under varying liver tissue and...
Here’s a story to put a smile on your face. Jose Delgado Jr., 53 years old, has traded his $42,000 myoelectric prosthetic arm for a $50 3D printed hand. The $50 hand, nicknamed, the ‘Cyborg Beast’, is based on an open source design and was printed and fitted by Jeremy Simon. Simon, a self confessed ‘tinkerer’, works with e-NABLE, a web-based group who print prosthetic ha...
At the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, Endolite was selected from 45 finalists in nine medical technology product categories by a panel of leading clinicians, engineers and designers. Each product was judged based on design, engineering and functional innovation, benefits to overall health care, and patients and market differentiation. The Linx’s four m...
The watch can be connected to the user’s smartphone via Bluetooth. Its surface consists of four touch-sensitive dynamic Braille cells. Each has small pins, which descend and rise on the watch’s surface to form Braille letters when a message comes in. The user can read the messages with the fingers. Dot also functions as a normal watch, offers a slim design and can be ...
During the Dubai exhibition, customers from many countries were received, and many bosses who opened beauty shops hope to find a treatment table that is really suitable for their needs. They hope that this treatment table can meet the needs of different customers. The first is comfortable enough to bring the user a complete relaxation experience. Secondly, it is fully fu...
It has individually movable fingers, which rely on eight separate EMG channels that sense remaining muscle movement for activation. Machine learning algorithms are supposedly in action within the device to regulate the hand’s action, so that movements are natural and intuitive. Overall, the device is made from a modular design, which allows parts to be replaced easil...
Enter cameras, computer vision, pattern recognition, and other powerful technologies, and you can have a system that can figure some basic information about what someone is doing. Kepler Vision Technologies, a company based in The Netherlands, is doing just that. It already has a rather robust system that can monitor multiple people at the same time and identify the pose...
The unit, which comes with its own sturdy shoulder bag, delivers ultrasound therapy, combined therapy, magnetotherapy, laser therapy and electrotherapy. Physiogo has a full-color encyclopedia enabling the therapist to select from a list of preset treatment programs. There are seven models to choose from, with the most advanced allowing storage of up to 382 programs.
Spring is a smart rolling walker that is functional, so individuals can easily stand tall and sit whenever and wherever they need. The walker helps with posture, and since the center of gravity is between the front and rear wheels, individuals can stand closer to people or stand near their kitchen counter to perform tasks. The walker has also been designed for people ...
Simin Nasseri, who teaches mechanical engineering in the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, said finger deformation is very common among people who struggle with arthritis, Dupuytren’s contracture and mallet finger, among other ailments. While there are supports available to help slow the onset of finger deformation, the devices had...
The research team has developed special insoles that contain pockets of oxygen near the site of the ulcer. These reservoirs slowly release the oxygen gas onto the insole, and are designed to be used along with a cast. In order to personalize each insole and to control the release of the oxygen, the silicone-based rubber material of which they’re made of can laser mach...
Well targeted electrical nerve stimulation, coupled with specialized rehab training, has been the key to these achievements. The hits keep coming, though. A team at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland has managed to get three people with serious spinal cord injuries to walk and to even move their legs without any electrical stimulation at all....
More than three-quarters of Americans have suffered from foot pain, the American Podiatric Medical Association reported a few years ago. Tendonitis and plantar fasciitis are common complaints, and treatments can include stretching and splints. Patients don’t always comply with stretching regimens, however. And night splints are not “super comfortable to sleep with,” e...
It is worn like a normal glove but can do much more. Fabric pressure sensors on the palm enable the user to “lorm” messages onto the hand. They are then sent to his mobile phone via Bluetooth and automatically transmitted to the mobile device of one or more recipients in form of a text message. The process works in both directions. ME13-LormGloveThe next step is to teac...
At meals, Bestic is positioned in front of the user, who can control it with the help of a small joystick or, in the Single, at the touch of a single button. The spoon lifts the food smoothly and silently, enabling the patient to eat independently by simply leaning forward. Different parameters for more than one user can be programmed into the device, including spoon he...
It is lighter and 30% smaller than other hands because it has been designed with women and teenagers in mind. The prosthetic experts at Steeper who developed the product explain on the BeBionic website that this hand has individual motors in each finger that enable the hand to move and grip in a natural, coordinated way. Il also features 14 “selectable grip patterns” ...
During a trip, to move on the spot without having to transport the wheelchair by plane, or during a short reeducation, it is a more and more frequent request. We anwser to this expectation by extending our models (Ergo 07, Ergo 09) rental possibilities to a maximum of ErgocConcept network's resellers. For instance, Didier, Mobility Services manager located in Paris 1...
People with a Congenital amputation or who have lost a hand through an accident or illness are confronted with such obstacles every day. To make daily life easier, the British company Steeper developed the bebionic myoelectric hand prosthesis. It is controlled by myoelectric signals generated from muscle contractions in the arm and can perform multiple different grip pat...
Manuthera 242 is an all-in-one treatment table for demanding examination and treatment use by various manual therapists, such as sports massage therapists, naprapaths, osteopaths, OMT physiotherapists, physiotherapists and chiropractors. Manuthera 242 takes the therapist's work to a new level and supports countless treatment and diagnosis methods thanks to its patented o...
The stairlift LG2004’s rapid success lies in the optimal combination of its approach to the care of the end user and the effort brought to special aesthetic details. Antano Group is proud to present a new version of the stairs climber, featuring all the technical aspects developed during the past 8 years. 8 years of trust that, we have no doubt, will be maintained with...
Physio-Tech, with its latest release, the Premium model, leads the way to a new generation of underwater treadmills, especially designed for dogs. The materials chosen to manufacture the Premium model ensure a long life span and facilitate maintenance, while its lightness and optimal measurements assure an installation in any animal practice. The uniqueness of the Pr...
The FDA has approved the ReWalk Personal System for home use. The ReWalk Robotics’ (formerly Argo) exoskeleton powers hip and knee motion, and permits paraplegic patients to stand upright and walk. We wrote about this life-changing technology back in March and it has continued to generate a large amount of interest around the world.
Not Impossible Labs (NI Labs) is an aptly-named company that thrives by doing seemingly impossible things. The lesson here? Those things are not, in fact, impossible; NI Labs signature mix of technology and creativity yield incredible results. Case in point: Project Daniel. In war-torn Sudan, Not Impossible Labs set up one of the world’s first 3D-printing prosthetic l...
Our lives are like the seasons, we go through different phases as we age. The golden years bring great benefits, but time take its toll on us all. Physically, we can never be the same as in we were in our younger days, the body declines, that’s just a fact of life, it degenerates with age. That is why we should take care of ourselves as soon as possible. Safe Pati...
3D printing has clearly no limit. The Comforthosis project, by young designer Kiyoharu Nakajima, supported by Visiotech GmbH and Objet GmbH, surely will not contradict that reflexion. Kiyoharu Nakajima developed it to deliver an ideal solution when dealing with extended or flexor tendon injuries in middle and end joints. The principle requires modelling the hurt finger v...
Robots are a man’s best friend? The University of Arkansas won’t deny that saying. Indeed, its researchers have created a brainy robot, hidden in a walking stick and ready to help visually-impaired people. The seeing-eye cane is equipped with a vision and a 3D camera which enable it to guide users through stairways, potential holes and other unpleasant bumps encountered ...
