Prosthesis Articles
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Breakthrough Innovations in Bipolar Hip Prosthesis: Improving Mobility and Stability
Hip replacement surgery has been a life-changing procedure for individuals grappling with debilitating hip conditions like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or hip fractures. Over the years, continuous strides in medical technology have ushered in substantial enhancements in hip prostheses, offering patients the prospect of regaining mobility, alleviating pain, and improving their overall ...
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A Preview of the Fastest Way to Design a Large Temporary Prosthesis
One of the most challenging designs to do chairside is the design of a multi unit temporary that needs to be printed. This is incredibly time consuming as you spent significant amount of time just marking margins on a dozen units. With this technique pioneered by CAD-Ray you can bypass the margination step and design a large case in about a ...
By CAD-Ray
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Surgical Site Infection: Methods of Prevention & Tools for Predicting Risk - Case Study
Medical History A 55-year-old white male has degenerative arthritis of the knees. 10 months ago, the patient underwent total knee replacement on the left knee without complication. The surgical incisions had closed without signs of surgical site infection. At the time, he made a good recovery. He is fully functional and fully independent. Patient is a chain smoker with a wife and two children. He ...
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Pelvic Ring Injury in Polytrauma Treatment with the Curvafix IM System - Case Study
CASE PLANNING The bilateral upper extremity fractures, the pre-existing contralateral lower limb amputation with loss of the prosthesis, and the patient's need for immediate weight bearing on her right lower extremity were all considerations in proceeding with pelvic ring fixation using two CurvaFix IM Implants. Combined fixation of the anterior ring and the posterior ring provides the greatest ...
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Surgeon Testimonials for the Archer CSR Total Shoulder System - Case Study
With the patient's humeral deformity, a stemmed humeral prosthesis would have been impossible," said Dr Wiater. Additionally, with the location of the deformity, a regular neck cut that is used with any other system would not have worked. We were fortunate to have Catayst's Archer CSR system for this ...
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Biomechanical Flexibility Testing of an in Situ-Cured Silicone-Based Disc Nucleus Prosthesis
A new intervertebral disc nucleus replacement device having three major features has been designed, comprising: 1) a peripheral textile band, 2) a silicone membrane filled with silicone that cures in situ forming an elastomeric implant and 3) an internal chamber that allows for deformation of the cured component (Figure 1). Samples of this device were subjected to biomechanical flexibility ...
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How to Attract Patients to Your O&P Practice
As an orthotics and prosthetics practice, attracting and retaining patients can be challenging. While there are millions of limb loss patients around the world, they may all be searching for different solutions. Consequently, it’s important to showcase your professional talents as a clinician as well as offer custom solutions to your patients’ needs. But, not to worry. We’ve ...
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FAQs About Bionic Hands: Answered
Whether you’re looking for your first prosthetic hand or you’ve been using prostheses for years, many patients have questions about bionic hands. After all, bionic hands are relatively new to the prosthetic market, and with such advanced technology, patients are curious about how they work. For this reason, we’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions regarding bionic ...
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Improving Quality of Life with a Bionic Hand
Many upper limb amputees seek out a bionic hand in hopes that it will help them perform daily tasks and increase their quality of life. While these hopes themselves are enough to persuade patients to become bionic hand users, users find that they receive so much more once fitted with the hand. We believe that with a bionic hand, users can dramatically improve their quality of life - in more ...
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User Satisfaction in Bionic Hands
If you’re reading this, it’s likely that you’re in the market for a new prosthetic hand, and perhaps a bionic hand at that. In the age of technology, user reviews are a crucial component of the shopping process. After all, why try out a product if thousands of others have already deemed it insufficient? The same goes for prosthetic hands. Amputees want to hear from other users ...
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Bionic Hands: Safety, Care, & Common Concerns
You’ve spent the time and money finding the perfect bionic hand, getting it to fit just right, and learning how to use it. But, after a long day of wearing your hand, you’re experiencing discomfort and notice that it needs a clean - so how do you properly care for your hand? Properly caring for your bionic hand is essential to maintaining its function and condition, but it can be ...
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Different Types of Limb Loss: Before & After Surgery
Before a patient can get fit with their multi-articulating myoelectric hand, it’s vital that their prosthetist conducts a thorough evaluation and understands the cause of amputation or limb loss. This information helps prosthetists understand what a patient’s needs are so they can determine which prosthetic hand is the best fit for them. With this in mind, we’ll discuss the ...
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Experimental flow visualization (PIV) results have been presented by Prof. Dominik Obrist during the Heart Valve Society (HVS) Meeting 2022
Shear-induced Thrombogenic Potential Of A Novel Tri-leaflet Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis Compared To A Bioprosthetic Valve And A Bi-leaflet Mechanical Valve: In-vitro Study Of Complex Flow Patterns And Turbulence Leonardo Pietrasanta, Dominik Obrist. University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. OBJECTIVE: Complex blood flow patterns and turbulence are principal determining factors for ...
By Novostia SA
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Learning to Use a Bionic Hand
There is a learning curve for every prosthetic device, but for first-time users, this can seem daunting. Once fitted with a new prosthesis, users need to re-learn how to perform day-to-day functions and activities and get accustomed to their new hand. Fortunately, learning to use a bionic hand is much easier than it may seem to first-time users. Still, we've pulled together some helpful tips and ...
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Lower Extremity Amputations: Why, What Kind, & Life After
Every year, surgeons perform a lower-limb amputation due specifically to diabetes on approximately 73,000 patients in the US alone. Annually there are over 1 million limb amputations worldwide. Most of these amputations are performed for the treatment of non-healing diabetic foot ulcers that resulted from PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease). These non-healing foot ulcers are caused by high blood ...
By EO2 Concepts
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Proximal Femur Responses to Sequential Therapy With Abaloparatide Followed by Alendronate in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis by 3D Modeling of Hip Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA)
ABSTRACT Previous subgroup analyses from the ACTIVE trial in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis (NCT01343004) using three-dimensional (3D)-processing of dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans indicated greater increases in total hip cortical volumetric bone mineral density (Ct.vBMD) and estimated indices of hip strength following 18 months of abaloparatide (ABL) versus placebo or ...
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“The Limits of Humanity” Exhibit in Paris, France Features Naked Prosthetics Devices
Naked Prosthetics is excited to be a part of the Musee de L’Homme latest exhibit “The Limits of Humanity” in Paris, France. The exhibit opened in mid October 2021 and will run through the end of May 2022. The exhibition is set to display how technology has progressed through time to repair biological bodies and maximize physical and intellectual potential. This concept seeks ...
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Results of the United States Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial of the CustomFlex Artificial Iris
Purpose To evaluate safety and efficacy of a custom-manufactured artificial iris device (CustomFlex Artificial Iris; HumanOptics AG) for the treatment of congenital and acquired iris defects. Design Multicenter, prospective, unmasked, nonrandomized, interventional clinical trial. Participants Patients with photophobia, sensitivity secondary to partial or complete congenital or acquired ...
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Five Year Outcomes in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease Who Received a Bioengineered Human Acellular Vessel for Dialysis Access
Objective: Patients with end stage renal failure who require haemodialysis suffer morbidity and mortality due to vascular access. Bioengineered human acellular vessels (HAVs) may provide a haemodialysis access option with fewer complications than other grafts. In a prospective phase II trial from 2012 to 2014 (NCT01744418), HAVs were implanted into 40 haemodialysis patients at three sites in ...
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Animal study results has been be presented by Prof. Bart Meuris during the Heart Valve Society (HVS) Meeting 2021
In-vivo Evaluation Of A Novel Surgical Heart Valve Prosthesis Designed To Be Durable, Anticoagulant-free And Silent. Bart Meuris, Lucas Van Hoof, Wilm Decré, Marie Lamberigts, Tom Langenaeken, Peter Verbrugghe. KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. OBJECTIVE: Heart valves prostheses still face limitations: reoperations with tissue valves or lifelong anticoagulation with mechanical valves. The ...
By Novostia SA
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