LIM Innovations has all the makings of a cliche startup: it was founded by a pair of surf buddies in 2012, and the company’s San Francisco office — wedged next to exactly the kind of business it is ...

Smart, Customizable Prothetic Socket—Knee Joint Type. Credit: Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institution under the ...

The field of prosthetic socket design is evolving to address the complex interplay between the engineered interface and the biological residual limb. Socket design remains a critical determinant of ...

Ask any amputee what the most important aspect of their prosthetic limb is, and most will tell you their prosthetic socket. The socket is an intimate fitting connection between the patient and the ...

During Sierra Leone’s bloody civil war from 1991 to 2002, rebels in the African country cut off the hands, arms and legs of more than 27,000 people. Their horrific ...

San Francisco Prosthetic Orthotic Service, located just around the corner from the Painted Ladies, is a fairly standard prosthetics shop. There's a receptionist or two in front, with some small rooms ...

Claudine Humure, a senior at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, is one of the 10 young people awarded up to $10,000 as a winner of one of the OZY Genius Awards distributed by OZY, the daily ...

As a physically active college student Trevor LeMaster is no stranger to bodily aches and pains. He is a runner and a former high school wrestler who experiences soreness and workout injuries.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xtremity, a premium medical device maker known for developing cutting-edge prosthetic thermoformable socket technology and the creator of the XtremityTT™ Socket System, today ...

Around ten years ago, fantastic media coverage of 3D printing dramatically increased expectations for the technology. A particular darling of that coverage was the use of 3D-printing for prosthetic ...