Bionic Hand
A remarkable story of setermination and creativity. > The Boy and the Bionic Hand: A Chance Hospital Encounter Sent an Engineer on an Improbable Mission http://t.co/g1HsqdUsyw — Medgadget (@Medgadget) August 2, 2014 [https://twitter.com/Medgadget/statuses/495512590533947392]…
High-tech, lightweight casting
> Too sexy for your finger splint? Here come fabulous, functional medical accessories: http://t.co/tXq0iLCvri pic.twitter.com/uveAeDh7L0 [http://t.co/uveAeDh7L0] — Fast Company (@FastCompany) July 9, 2014 [https://twitter.com/FastCompany/statuses/486857335080775680] Also reported by The Verge [http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/18/5628818/…
DEKA
Gizmodo reports that Dean Kamen's DEKA arm has been approved by the FDA for sale to the public [http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/FN5JgQ_jI2g/fda-approves-first-prosthetic-arm-controlled-by-muscle-1574530219] . There's much older video available that gives an idea of what installing this arm entails [http://gizmodo.…
Bionic Olympics Coming
> Switzerland Will Host the First Bionic Olympics in 2016 http://t.co/HEYafs6BMe — Berci Meskó, MD, PhD (@Berci) March 30, 2014 [https://twitter.com/Berci/statuses/450182465605214208]…
Prosthetics, the old way
Makes for quite a change from the prosthetic hand highlighted yesterday! > Prosthetic Legs in 1900 pic.twitter.com/9fQgGmln6Z [http://t.co/9fQgGmln6Z] — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPics) February 7, 2014 [https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/statuses/431581390405369856]…
An attitude for rehab
Here's another example of an attitude towards rehab—this one from a story much seen on the web recently about a prosthetic hand that will allow the user to experience sensation [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26036429] > The super-functioning bionic hand of science fiction films remains…