Smart, Customizable Prothetic Socket—Knee Joint Type. Credit: Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institution under the ...

Prosthetic sockets form the critical interface between an amputee’s residual limb and the remainder of the prosthesis, governing comfort, suspension and load-transfer. Optimal socket design must ...

Ask any amputee what the most important aspect of their prosthetic limb is, and most will tell you their prosthetic socket. The socket is an intimate fitting connection between the patient and the ...

As a physically active college student Trevor LeMaster is no stranger to bodily aches and pains. He is a runner and a former high school wrestler who experiences soreness and workout injuries.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xtremity, a premium medical device maker known for developing cutting-edge prosthetic thermoformable socket technology and the creator of the XtremityTT™ Socket System, today ...

Innovation in prosthetics is open to anyone looking to enhance the quality of life, but there’s an aspect of it that is sometimes under-served. The DIY Prosthetic Socket entry to the Hackaday Prize is ...

Many people in developing countries who have lost a limb live with a common problem: They have no prosthesis. Josh Tacca, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, traveled to Quito, Ecuador, last ...

The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, has succeeded in developing a smart, customizable prosthetic socket ...

A prosthetic socket optimized for thigh amputee patients has been developed for the first time in South Korea. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (President Park Sang-jin, hereinafter ...