Researchers from ETH Zurich and a company called SensArs have developed a new interface to connect a leg prosthesis with the residual nerves left in the thigh of two patients who had an above the knee ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Alexis Cholas lost his right arm as a volunteer combat medic near the front lines in eastern Ukraine, his civilian career as a surgeon was over. But thanks to a new bionic ...

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Phantom limb pain is a common problem for people who undergo amputation, and so is the ability to function even with a regular prosthetic, but a medical advance that sounds like it comes straight out ...

A new brain-controlled bionic limb has the ability to help people with leg amputations more easily navigate obstacles and walk more quickly, a new study published in the journal Nature Medicine shows.

The team generated a digital twin (virtual replica) of the patient's residuum (the amputee's stump) to create a custom 3D printed bionic limb. A direct skeletal attachment was surgically implanted ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BionicM USA LLC and Brooks Rehabilitation have announced a collaborative clinical research study, titled Adaptive Mobility Technology: A Comparative ...

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Magnets could potentially offer better control for people with prosthetic limbs. System uses small magnetic beads in order to rapidly measure the position of every single muscle and relay that ...

Three children are feeling pure joy this December about "the best Christmas present in the world." Ettie Baker, age 8, Zoey Hampton-Pigeon, age 8, and Finn Jarvis, age 11, were all given ...

The first time Angel Giuffria saw the logo on her bionic hand, she felt a sense of pride. She was born without the lower half of her left arm, and started wearing a prosthesis at six weeks old. Back ...