A new, fully customizable 3D printed socket design is set to transform the prosthetics industry. The reimagined limb socket ...

Researchers develop AI-driven 3D-printed prosthetic sockets that absorb 1,600% more energy using personalized pressure ...

When he was 13 years old, the age at which adolescents are entering their most awkwardly self-conscious teenage years, Christophe Debard had his leg amputated. Just a couple of years earlier, he had ...

Phoebe, a young girl from Manchester, UK, and the daughter of Dell employee Keith Dyer, was born with dysmelia, a rare congenital limb disorder. With dysmelia seeing Phoebe live without part of her ...

Making a very simple prosthetic arm can cost $1,000 for the materials alone. But 3D scanning and printing can shrink the cost to as little as $4. In Guatemala, where some families might earn $50 in a ...

The redesigned limb socket integrates detailed, patient-specific pressure mapping with AI-driven software and a lightweight ...

Hobbyist electronics and robotics are getting cheaper and easier to build as time moves on, and one advantage of that is the possibility of affordable prosthetics. A great example is this transhumeral ...

Relearning an old sport, or starting a new one, can be challenging for amputees. Besides the obvious physical aspects, custom prosthetics or adaptors might need to be made and fitted, which can be ...

SUTD, together with Tan Tock Seng Hospital, developed a novel 3D printed non-metallic self-locking prosthetic arm for a patient with a forequarter amputation - it is more comfortable, flexible and 20% ...

Scientists have made inroads in integrating electronic sensors with personalized 3D-printed prosthetics. With the growth of 3D printing, it's entirely possible to 3D print your own prosthetic from ...

A hospital in Jordan is trialing the use of 3D-printed prosthetic limbs to treat refugees injured in the ongoing war in Syria. The technology allows an artificial limb to be designed and built within ...

After connecting on Reddit, good samaritan Paul Hodara offered a free 3D-printed prosthetic finger to Adam Cutshall, who called the gesture a “truly selfless act” Adam Cutshall was at his Lincoln, ...