A new artificial joint from the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden offers forearm amputees a bodily function many would imagine difficult to live without—wrist mobility. High levels of wrist ...

When Ian Davis was just 17-years-old, he built a myoelectric prosthetic arm and hand for a high school project. Almost 30 years later, he’s still using what he learned but for his own benefit now, ...

A research paper by scientists at The University of Electro-Communications developed a new socket and prosthetic hand control system that does not interfere with the wrist joint motion. This allows ...

An implant is placed into each of the two bones of the forearm—the ulna and radius—and then a wrist-like artificial joint acts as an interface between these two implants and the prosthetic hand. There ...

Most of us do not think twice about picking up a cup of coffee, sending a quick text or carrying groceries in from the car. For people who use prosthetic hands, though, these everyday tasks can be a ...

Infinite Biomedical Technologies, a Baltimore prosthetic technology company, has released a new version of its morph (Myoelectrically Operated RFID Prosthetic Hand) prosthesis that enables individuals ...

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 ...

The vast majority of digital interfaces, from touch screens to keyboards and mouses, are built to be operated by two organic hands. So for amputees, the lack of fine motor skills and tactile feedback ...

MIT has taken a big step toward improving how we control robots, offering a solution that could solve accuracy and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most patients prefer the return of the normal, although somewhat limited movement that hand and wrist ...

A generation ago, getting a prosthetic limb fitted usually amounted to a having a heavy, nearly useless hunk of plastic and metal tacked onto your body. But bionic hands such as this one illustrate ...