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Coapt, WillowWood partner to develop new prosthesis liner
Coapt LLC and WillowWood have announced a partnership to develop a new liner for more advanced and comfortable use of upper extremity prostheses, according to a press...
2 days ago - Healio
A comparison of speech intonation production and perception abilities of Farsi speaking cochlear implanted and normal hearing children
Cochlear implant prosthesis facilitates spoken language development and speech comprehension in children with severe-profound hearing loss. However, this prosthesis is limited...
1 month ago - International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - 2 articles
Mechanical heart valves lead to fewer infections than biological prosthesis
Infections in surgically implanted heart valves are more common in patients who have been given a biological prosthetic valve than in those with a mechanical one, a study from...
1 month ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Medicare coverage for Argus II system expanded
A Medicare coverage expansion will now allow the Argus II retinal prosthesis system to be covered in seven of 12 Medicare Administrative Contractor jurisdictions in the United...
1 month ago - Healio
Second Sight marks entry in South Korea
Second Sight's Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System has been implanted in two patients in South Korea, while Taiwan saw its second implant performed, marking the company's entry...
1 month ago - Healio
'Resilient' Aortic Valve Gets the FDA Greenlight
Inspiris Resilia surgical prosthesis is designed to resist calcification
1 month ago - MedPageToday
Magnetic Oculomotor Prosthetics to Treat Nystagmus
Nystagmus, also known as dancing eyes, involves a rhythmic oscillation or flickering of the eyes. The magnetic prosthesis can control eye movement, finds a study.
1 month ago - Medindia Health
Create Orthotics develops virtual reality O&P software
Create Orthotics and Prosthetics has developed a new software platform that uses virtual reality and 3-D printing to allow clinicians to design, print and test fit a prosthesis...
1 month ago - Healio
A wooden toe: Swiss Egyptologists study 3000-year-old prosthesis
It is likely to be one of the oldest prosthetic devices in human history: Together with other experts, Egyptologists have reexamined an artificial wooden big toe. The find is...
1 month ago - ScienceDaily
Patient and surgeon factors affect patients' ability to return to sports after knee surgery
VIENNA - Return to sports has several advantages for patients with degenerative knees who undergo total knee arthroplasty , unicompartamental arthroplasty, high tibial...
2 monthes ago - Healio
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