A NEW TYPE OF PROSTHETIC IS GIVING PARTIAL FINGER AMPUTEES MORE INDEPENDENCE. — SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - In just 10 minutes, life went from normal to forever changed for Allyson Watson.

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David Edquilang, a recent University of Houston graduate, is the visionary mind behind an innovative finger prosthesis named Lunet, which has garnered acclaim and recognition worldwide.

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And while a close look at the prosthetic in action reveals that work remains to be done before a partial-hand amputee has full and easy hand function again, ProDigits marks a significant step forward.

The field of prosthetics has made great progress through collaborations of technology, medicine, science, and design. But until now, most functional prosthetic hands have been limited to a ...

These electrical impulses enable the user to “feel” the pressure on the artificial fingers and to know, for instance, which finger on the hand is being touched. Getting hands-on When the researchers ...

While prosthetics have improved in recent years, they still can be bulky and hard to maneuver. The fingers on existing prosthetics move as one unit, or in unison, opening and closing together ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Army News Service, Feb. 1, 2012) -- A robotic arm, dubbed "Luke," after the Jedi with the mechanical hand, served as the centerpiece for a Jan. 31 discussion here regarding ...

After Darth Vader lopped off Luke Skywalker’s hand in the movie “The Empire Strikes Back,” Rebel Alliance doctors installed a prosthetic that immediately moves and feels just like… ...

"Prosthetics wouldn't make any improvements." Former Chargers team doctor David Chao said: "You couldn't anchor the finger on strong enough to make it functional for football.

Dr. Glenn Gaston, one of the surgeons, said Timothy McCormick, 40, of Laurinburg, is the “first in the world” to be able to move individual fingers of a prosthesis instead of moving them all ...