Smart Socket for Amputees Shows Early Promise
A new motor-driven smart socket has reached the clinical testing phase, and the results are encouraging. The prototype device achieved measurable gains in amputees’ comfort and mobility.| Amplitude
A new motor-driven smart socket has reached the clinical testing phase, and the results are encouraging. The prototype device achieved measurable gains in amputees’ comfort and mobility.| Amplitude
A silicone liner that constantly monitors the size and shape of an amputee's residual limb could vastly reduce the blisters, sores, rashes, and other insults caused by ill-fitting sockets.| Amplitude
Lawmakers are getting the message about the budget benefits of prosthetic insurance reform. A new study finds that states could save up to $1 billion by requiring insurers to cover medically necessary prosthetic devices. The post Pennies for Prosthetics: An Update appeared first on Amplitude.| Amplitude
Artificial intelligence has been improving amputees’ lives at least since the C-Leg debuted in the 1990s. But the emergence of ChatGPT and other large-language models (LLMs) has given rise to all sorts of new AI applications. The post Eight New Ways AI Is Shaping the Future of Amputee Care appeared first on Amplitude.| Amplitude
The SPORT Act, introduced by Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks, would redefine recreational prosthetic devices as “clinically necessary” for amputee veterans’ physical and mental health.| Amplitude
Choosing a prosthesis can be maddeningly complex. But a new decision-making aid lets patients and practitioners work together to set priorities and select the most appropriate hardware.| Amplitude
