ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN PRIMARY LIMB PROSTHETICS

Limb prosthetics-1970.

Progressive upper limb prosthetics.

The field of upper extremity prosthetics is a constantly changing arena as researchers and prosthetists strive to bridge the gap between prosthetic reality and upper limb physiology. With the further development of implantable neurologic sensing devices and targeted muscle innervation (discussed elsewhere in this issue), the challenge of limited input to control vast outputs promises to become ...

Locomotion and lower-limb prosthetics.

One of the principal activities of the members of the Biomechanics Laboratory during the past two decades has been the study of human locomotion . A major objective of these studies has been the accumulation of data that might be used in the design and construction of improved prosthetic and orthotic devices . The investigations have included electromyograms of the phasic action of muscles, for...

Sensory feedback in upper limb prosthetics.

One of the challenges facing prosthetic designers and engineers is to restore the missing sensory function inherit to hand amputation. Several different techniques can be employed to provide amputees with sensory feedback: sensory substitution methods where the recorded stimulus is not only transferred to the amputee, but also translated to a different modality (modality-matched feedback), whic...

Application of Laser Technologies in Dental Prosthetics

Laser technologies are widely used in various areas of contemporary practice not only in engineering but also in medicine. Owing to them, more accurate and precise results are achieved in making objects of unique shape and size for various purposes. In recent years, these technologies have entered rapidly into dental prosthetics. Several processes are mainly used: laser cutting, laser welding, ...