Bionic Leg Revolutionizes Amputees' Lives
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Bionic Leg Revolutionizes Amputees' Lives
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Bionic Leg Revolutionizes Amputees' Lives Computer-Controlled Artificial Leg
System First Time Introduced to the Public; On-Site Demonstration of New
Technology on Tuesday, May 2 at 10:00 a.m.
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- After years of scientific research
and development, cadaver studies and input from thousands of amputees, the
newly patented Hanger Socket System, ComfortFlex, is now available to
amputees for the first time. The socket materials have been called smart
plastic because of its ability to remember the grooves and contours of the
amputee's residual limb interfacing with the prosthesis. Previously
unidentified individual muscle groups are now incorporated in this new design
which allows the amputee to have maximum control and command of their lower
limb. When the Hanger ComfortFlex is combined with a computerized knee that
has a built-in microprocesser, the result is truly a bionic
leg.....................
System First Time Introduced to the Public; On-Site Demonstration of New
Technology on Tuesday, May 2 at 10:00 a.m.
OKLAHOMA CITY, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- After years of scientific research
and development, cadaver studies and input from thousands of amputees, the
newly patented Hanger Socket System, ComfortFlex, is now available to
amputees for the first time. The socket materials have been called smart
plastic because of its ability to remember the grooves and contours of the
amputee's residual limb interfacing with the prosthesis. Previously
unidentified individual muscle groups are now incorporated in this new design
which allows the amputee to have maximum control and command of their lower
limb. When the Hanger ComfortFlex is combined with a computerized knee that
has a built-in microprocesser, the result is truly a bionic
leg.....................
Citation
“Bionic Leg Revolutionizes Amputees' Lives,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/214186.
