Keyword: Implants & Prosthetics

Technology & Society: Medical
Prosthetic technology has seen incredible advancements over the past three decades, but the socket, one of the device’s most important parts, has remained relatively unchanged.
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Technology & Society: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This is a new process for the 3D printing of complete one-piece structurally sound prosthetic limbs.
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Briefs: Motion Control
The software can be integrated with existing hardware to aid people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons.
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Briefs: Materials
The coating is customizable to individuals and requires less than 10 minutes to prepare and use.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Cancer immunotherapy, one of the most important and promising therapies for cancer treatments, is being used by oncologists to treat patients suffering from many different cancers including breast, cervical, colon, stomach, and skin.
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Special Reports: Design
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Medical Robotics - April 2022

Novel biosensors set to revolutionize brain-controlled robotics...micro-robots propelled by air bubbles...a smart artificial hand...major advances in exoskeleton technology. These are just a few of the medical...

Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
By electrically stimulating nerves, this therapy can reduce epileptic seizures and soothe chronic pain without the use of conventional drugs like opioids.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
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Podcasts: Wearables
Marcus Gerhardt and his company at Blackrock Neurotech are creating a brain-computer interface that restores senses for paralyzed patients.
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Blog: Electronics & Computers
Makers of a brain-computer interface recall a memorable achievement in prosthetics: A presidential handshake.
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Briefs: Wearables
A study seeks to understand how different parts of the brain communicate with other.
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Briefs: Motion Control
This testing method ensures that an exoskeleton and the person wearing it are moving smoothly and in harmony.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The software can be integrated with existing hardware to aid people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Neuroprosthetic technology combines robotic control with the user’s voluntary control.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
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Briefs: Materials
Biobots based on muscle cells can swim at unprecedented velocities.
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Articles: Energy
NASA-developed fire protection, implantable stimulators, and more.
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Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - November 2021

In this new report from the editors of Medical Design Briefs and Tech Briefs magazines, discover how the latest advances in 3D printing, machining, molding and more are changing the way...

Articles: Aerospace
See this year's product designs from engineers, students, and entrepreneurs worldwide.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Halo replaces all metal retractors with one simple, one-size-fits-all design.
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Briefs: AR/AI
The device paves the way for better prosthetic control and seamless interaction with electronic devices.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A system uses tiny magnetic beads to rapidly measure the position of muscles and relay that information to a bionic prosthesis.
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Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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Medical Robotics - September 2021

Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic...

Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The new battery is degradable, recyclable, non-toxic, and safer than lithium-ion batteries.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The technology would enable transmission of information just by touching a surface.
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Facility Focus: Aerospace
WPI supports research in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, cybersecurity, and fire safety.
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Briefs: Motion Control
This artificial muscle technology enables more human-like motion.
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