A newly developed bionic knee could help people with above-the-knee amputations walk and climb with greater ease than they could with a traditional prosthesis. The new prosthesis, described July 10 in ...

Thomas Gee, a former gymnast, used to do handstands, perform wheelies on his skateboard, and run around with his three young children. But in 2001, a marble-sized bump on his left leg swelled to the ...

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 Dartmouth-based company just got another big investment for its bionic knee brace. Spring Loaded Technology received $1.9 million in funding from Halifax-based Build Ventures to help bring its ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A new bionic body part that talks to your phone, this is not science fiction, it's the next frontier in knee replacements that's arrived in Philadelphia. It's called a "smart ...

Tony Gerst took a big step the other day, and his physical therapist expressed her elation with a sound that is difficult to describe. I’ve never heard anything like it — neither whoop nor squeal, but ...

HILLSBORO -- A third of Americans have chronic knee pain with the most common being osteoarthritis. That's a wearing away of the knee's cartilage. But a new device called Bionicare gives patients an ...

According to estimates, the medical bionic implant and exoskeleton market will be valued US$ 742.0 million by 2023. In 2022, the market recorded a valuation of US$ 690.2 million. There is a strong 6.3 ...

Researchers have engineered a bionic arm for patients with upper-limb amputations that allows wearers to think, behave and function like a person without an amputation, according to new findings. The ...

GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 24th, the award ceremony for the 2024 CATON FAIR DESIGN AWARD was held in Guangzhou. In this selection, BrainCo Intelligent Prosthetic Bionic ...