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A cat received a new pair of bionic legs recently after having them chopped off in a farming accident. Oscar, a two-and-a-half year old black cat, was run over by a combine harvester last October.  However, he has regained a spring in his step since then. Noel Fitzpatrick, a neuro-orthopaedic surgeon, fitted the prosthetic paws during a three-hour operation involving grafting the replacement legs onto the stumps of Oscar's remaining bones. "The real revolution with Oscar is because we...

The prosthetic hand that pioneered the bionic industry gets an upgrade Note to editors: Video footage available on request from Touch Bionics and Reuters TV. Additional content and photographs available at: www.touchbionics.com/pulse and http://www.touchbionics.com/press/Ian-Reid LIVINGSTON, UK, May 5 /PRNewswire/ - Touch Bionics (www.touchbionics.com), developer of advanced upper-limb bionic technologies, today announced the launch of the i-LIMB Pulse, an all-new...

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Orthocare Innovations is pleased to announce the addition of Suzie Williams, CP as Clinical Services Manager. Williams joins Orthocare from Ossur Americas where she served as Regional Clinical Manager. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100427/DA94114) "We are excited that Suzie will be joining us as we were not only impressed by her experience and clinical knowledge, but also by how she was attracted to our corporate vision," commented...

ARLINGTON, Va., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 12, Paralympic athletes from around the world will gather in Vancouver for the 2010 Paralympic Games. To celebrate their achievements, Plastics Make it Possible(SM), an initiative sponsored by the plastics industries of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), is partnering with Desert Storm veteran and two-time Paralympian John Register to raise more than $25,000 for the Athletes with Disabilities Network (ADN), a subsidiary of Easter Seals...

An artificial foot that recycles energy otherwise wasted in between steps could make it easier for amputees to walk, its developers say."For amputees, what they experience when they're trying to walk normally is what I would experience if I were carrying an extra 30 pounds," said Art Kuo, professor in the University of Michigan departments of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.Compared with conventional prosthetic feet, the new prototype device significantly cuts the...

DALLAS, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Every week, more than 3,000 Americans lose a limb. Without insurance or sufficient coverage many of these amputees are unable to afford the expensive prosthetic arms and legs that help make it possible to resume their daily lives. The Limbs for Life Foundation was created to bring awareness to the plight of these amputees and provide them with financial assistance so they are able to enjoy productive jobs and active lifestyles. Saturday, Feb. 27, feather...

Arizona State University researchers have developed a prosthetic device that literally puts the spring back into an amputee's step. The ASU scientists have developed and refined SPARKy (for spring ankle with regenerative kinetics) into a smart, active and energy storing below-the-knee (transbitial) prosthesis.SPARKy is the first prosthetic device to apply regenerative kinetics to its design, which resulted in a lightweight (four pound) device that allows the wearer to walk on grass, cement...

SOLON, Ohio, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- HDT Engineered Technologies (HDT), a leader in the development of next generation technologies and a principal subcontractor for the mechanical development of the Modular Prosthetic Limb (MPL), led development of new anthropromorphic arm technology that will give patients improved, dexterous control of a prosthetic arm and hand, including a sense of touch. As part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009...

ProDigits is the first ever motor-powered system for patients with missing fingers NOTE TO EDITORS, PHOTO EDITORS: Additional background material, photos are available at www.touchbionics.com/prodigits-press Use of materials is free to accredited media LIVINGSTON, UK and HILLIARD, OH, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ - Touch Bionics, developer of advanced upper-limb bionic technologies, today announced the commercial launch of ProDigits, the world's first powered bionic finger solution for patients...

Conclusion of lead scientists of Pistorius' appeal studyThe artificial lower limbs of double-amputee Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius give him a clear and major advantage over his competition, taking 10 seconds or more off what his 400-meter race time would be if his prosthesis behaved like intact limbs.That's the conclusion "” released to the public for the first time "” of human performance experts Peter Weyand of Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Matthew Bundle of the...