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Extremities
Local amputee pushes for change, featured by CDC
By: Abby Welsh For Dave Dunville, losing his left leg about 10 years ago felt like he was losing a family…
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Hugh Herr isn’t just developing more capable prosthetic limbs. He’s rethinking what humans can do.
By Courtney Humphries, SM ’04 on October 21, 2014 Uncomfortable shoes. Awkward crutches. Painful artificial limbs. When technology meets biology,…
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Hugh Herr Is A Leading Bionics Researcher — But The Story That Got Him There Is Tragic
LESLIE BAEHR Before Hugh Herr was known for creating some of the world’s most advanced prosthetic limbs, he was known…
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Robotics
Microprocessor Knee and Power Foot Combination in a Transfemoral Amputee
Advances in the functionality and materials of prosthetics and successful component integration enabled an Iraq War veteran to return to…
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Bionics maker BIOM taps Charles Carignan for CEO role
July 7, 2014 by Brian Johnson Dr. Charles Carignan, the former CEO of Ninepoint Medical, joins BIOM as its next CEO. BiOM…
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A Step in the Right Direction
By Wang, Ben Proquest LLC IEs cannot replace life before amputation, but improving prosthetic design and manufacturing can better the…
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