WORCESTER - Sister Maureen Lewis has been saying her prayers standing up or sitting down since her right leg was amputated in November 2015, but with her new microprocessor knee, her prosthetists at ...

UPDATE: May 8, 2019: Ottobock said it was disappointed in FTC's decision but said it would continue to "work in a collaborative manner with the FTC to promptly reach a mutually beneficial resolution." ...

This exploratory pilot study will evaluate functional mobility using the Bio Leg compared to participants' current microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees. Outcomes will be assessed using a ...

A bionic knee is transforming lives. Researchers with the Hanger Clinic say it’s allowing people with a shorter built height access to microprocessor technology. Albert Guzman, 28, from Coconut Grove, ...

WASHINGTON, DC — A new study by the RAND Corp showing that amputees who receive microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees (MPKs) have fewer falls and injuries than those who get older devices could ...

How do microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knees differ from traditional prosthetic knees? These prosthetics are a big change from traditional models. The knees are designed with a programmable ...

You probably don’t want to lose a leg, but if you have to there are many options now that were unthinkable not long ago. That is, if you can afford them. A microprocessor knee — a prosthetic with some ...

Retired Army Sgt. Max Ramsey, 42, recently traded his X2 microprocessor knee for the latest innovation in prosthetics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC). The X3 waterproof and ...

Chennai, Sep 23 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday said it has developed a microprocessor-controlled knee (MPK) which is ten times cheaper against imported ones. According ...

Brenda Novak of Branford paid $21,000 out of pocket for her prosthetic leg, which she needed after a stone and concrete water tower in a garden collapsed on her in 2008, crushing her left leg and ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In a new study published in Prosthetics and Orthotics International, Mayo Clinic researchers describe the direct medical costs of falls in adults with a transfemoral amputation. In ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BionicM USA LLC and Brooks Rehabilitation have announced a collaborative clinical research study, titled Adaptive Mobility Technology: A Comparative ...