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by Alfred Poor | July 11, 2016 | General News, Medical
Amputees often report that they can feel a “phantom limb” where theirs used to be. One of the great challenges is not just to create prosthetic replacements that the patient can control, but that also provide sensations as they are used. This closing of...
![Robotic Prostate Exams [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/07/Robot-rectum-with-video-600x280.jpg?resize=600%2C280)
by Bruce Brown | July 4, 2016 | General News, Medical
Rectal exams for men generally start at age 50 and then become an annual endurance. The exam is the first level of testing for prostate problems. The greatest concern is prostate cancer, although a benign enlarged prostate can cause urinary problems. Doctors, nurses,...
![3D Printed Prosthetic Hands and Arms [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2016/06/Open-Bionics-Arm-with-video-600x271.jpg?resize=600%2C271)
by Bruce Brown | June 10, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
This is a story about what enthusiasts from a variety of fields can accomplish when they work together. In this case, they are on the path to disrupt the prosthetic industry. What do you get when you combine video game players, game publishers, robotics experts, and a...
![Open Source Robotic Hands [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/03/OpenBionics.jpg?resize=599%2C266)
by Alfred Poor | March 24, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Health, Medical
Losing a hand can have a devastating on a person’s independence and quality of life. A functional prosthesis can be an expensive proposition, however. A group of researchers and technology enthusiasts from Yale University and Cornell University in the U.S. and...
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by Alfred Poor | January 19, 2015 | Health
Hocoma is a Swiss-based company that has developed robotic exoskeletons for use in hospitals and other clinical settings for rehabilitation treatment. They have taken the knowledge that they have gained about neurological movement disorders and applied it to therapy...
