Her partial prosthesis had worn through the bone on the lower surface of her knee.
He was fitted with a prosthesis, and went on to set amputee world records in several events.
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What would it mean to have neural prosthesis that would augment our memory, our attention, our decision making?
At Torbay Hospital, a wrong implant or prosthesis was used during a procedure.
Surprisingly, the effectiveness of the device, named the NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis, improves over time.
As an icebreaker, he always passes his prosthesis around the room so the kids can handle it up close.
The device, called the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System and made by Second Sight Medical Products of Sylmar, Calif.
If someone with the prosthesis regains the ability to store new memories, then it's safe to assume that it works.
The prosthesis also has an auto-grasp feature, which prevents accidental slippage when, say, holding a soda can or picking up an apple.
Marwa was a growing girl and in time needed a new prosthesis.
The FDA reviewed data that included a clinical study of 30 study participants with RP who received the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System.
And the conclusion was that the prosthesis amounted to technical aids for Pistorius and that made him ineligible to try to qualify for the Olympics.
Surgeons could still order a passive-motion machine or a preferred prosthesis.
To make the titanium plate, prosthesis maker Stefan Edmondson had the section of Malala's skull with the gap in it reproduced by an object printer.
Results from the clinical study show that most participants were able to perform basic activities better with the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System than without it.
Second Sight's Argus II contains 60 electrodes, but some other scientists say that for a retinal prosthesis to be truly useful to patients, hundreds are needed.
Della Santina has built a vestibular prosthesis that he hopes can someday be implanted in humans much like cochlear implants are now used to restore hearing.
Evidence from the Australian registry has shown that not a single new knee or hip prosthesis had a lower failure rate than that of the established prostheses.
Tiye was wearing his plastic-and-steel artificial arm under a long-sleeved white shirt and was expertly raising and lowering his beer with the shiny metal hooks of the prosthesis.
The Argus II was approved with the CE mark for use in Europe in 2011 and the Retinal Prosthesis system is the first prosthesis of its kind in the world.
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Climbing as much as three times a week when he can get away, Mr. Howard has now had a number of opportunities to try out his new prosthesis in the field.
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"Prosthesis-wearing is key, " says army physiotherapist Major Pete LeFeuvre.
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"I really think I'm going to be able to live my life in a normal way, eventually, when I get that permanent prosthesis, " Ms. Abbott said, speaking at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Two years after the accident, he made the difficult decision to have his severely injured left leg amputated below the knee and replaced with a prosthesis made of carbon fiber and steel.
The case has drawn new scrutiny into the life of Mr. Pistorius, who lost his lower legs as an infant and went on to compete internationally as a sprinter using customized prosthesis.
The new "quick grips" option from the biosim mobile control app allows the user to automatically activate 24 different grip patterns and gestures on their prosthesis with a single tap of the screen.
Although the device will not restore voluntary voiding, and patients will not know when they are going to urinate, the bladder will empty more completely and far less frequently than without the prosthesis.
For decades, the primary method to treat factures has been to use metallic hardware such as plates, screws and pins or a total joint prosthesis combined with standard bone cement known as Poly-Methyl-Methlacrylate (PMMA).
Those in the US suffering from blindness due to retinis pigmentosa (RP) will now be able to regain some vision bionically for the first time ever, thanks to Second Sight's Argus II retinal prosthesis.
The more recent "Power Knee" is the world's first motorized, artificially intelligent prosthesis, Ossur says, helping wearers up steep slopes and stairs as well as reducing wear and tear on the remaining good leg.
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