Imagine losing your hand in an accident and having to live with a prosthetic limb that is clumsy, uncomfortable and limited in functionality. That is the reality for millions of people around the ...

In a room inside Dankmeyer Prosthetics and Orthotics, employees are making and modifying prosthetic limbs for those who need them. “We’re the interface between the patient and getting their device ...

Children who use lower-limb prostheses face challenges in activities many of their peers take for granted, including running and active play. Without prosthetic devices designed to support those ...

The prosthetics field’s main problem isn’t just designing better devices — it’s the lack of data to guide which device is best for each patient, according to one executive in the space. Josh Caputo, ...

Prosthetics designers are coming up with new ways to help people feel more comfortable in their own skin. Many mornings, Dani Clode wakes up, straps a robotic thumb to one of her hands, and gets to ...

A prosthetic limb modified with a new device allowed an amputee to detect temperature changes in objects and also sense when they were touching another human being. For the first time, scientists ...

Prosthetic users in Missouri could receive insurance coverage for multiple kinds of prosthetic devices under terms of a bill heard Thursday in the House Health and Mental Health Committee. Currently ...

In his day-to-day routine at the Heart Institute (INCOR) run by the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil, thoracic surgeon Miguel Tedde now and again sees patients with a rare ...

NEWARK, Del., May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest market analysis by Future Market Insights, the global orthopedic prosthetic device market is set for steady expansion, driven by the ...