Few people figure out how they want to change the world in middle school. But in eighth grade, Peter “Max” Armstrong did just that. As part of a robotics project, his teacher prompted him to solve a ...

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 ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xtremity, a premium medical device brand that develops advanced prosthetic socket technology, today announced closing of a Series B3 financing round, totaling $8.1 million ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Usually months elapse between below-knee amputation surgery and the time that the patient is able to be up and moving about on a prosthesis or artificial leg. But a device designed ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Many of us take our two working legs for granted. But for amputees, walking with prosthetics can be painful if they don't fit right. A Bay Area company is working to make their ...

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 ...

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – “Two-one-two-two,” Rustin Hughes shouts above blaring music and the sound of fists hitting leather punching bags. He plants his right leg and holds up boxing mitts as Kim ...