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Would You Rather Lose Your Arm or Your Leg?

Putting limb loss in perspective.   lower extremity amputee   My go-to answer is neither.  I wouldn’t use this question at your typical cocktail party to engage guests in witty...

Would You Rather Lose Your Arm or Your Leg?

Putting limb loss in perspective.   lower extremity amputee   My go-to answer is neither.  I wouldn’t use this question at your typical cocktail party to engage guests in witty...

Voluntary Opening (VO) Hooks are sadly still #1...

THESE DEVICES ARE ALSO REFERRED TO AS TERMINAL DEVICES.  The VO device (hook) was developed in 1912 by David Dorrance. It has a pivot point, a cable attachment and a...

Voluntary Opening (VO) Hooks are sadly still #1...

THESE DEVICES ARE ALSO REFERRED TO AS TERMINAL DEVICES.  The VO device (hook) was developed in 1912 by David Dorrance. It has a pivot point, a cable attachment and a...

ProHensor RCS Engineering Rendering

Voluntary Closing and Locking is Superior.

The ProHensor RCS is a voluntary closing and locking terminal device. The locking action makes it unique and functionally superior. Although it is a mechanical device, the voluntary closing modality gives the...

Voluntary Closing and Locking is Superior.

The ProHensor RCS is a voluntary closing and locking terminal device. The locking action makes it unique and functionally superior. Although it is a mechanical device, the voluntary closing modality gives the...

We have waited long enough!

  Users of mechanical prosthetics have been left behind since WWII. Vast amounts of money and research have been devoted to electrical devices resulting in disappointing outcomes and little advancement...

We have waited long enough!

  Users of mechanical prosthetics have been left behind since WWII. Vast amounts of money and research have been devoted to electrical devices resulting in disappointing outcomes and little advancement...

Timeline of Upper Extremity Prosthetics

  prosthetic hook from civil war   Upper extremity terminal devices have been around for a very long time. Unfortunately, until Marins Med LLC came along and reengineered the voluntary...

Timeline of Upper Extremity Prosthetics

  prosthetic hook from civil war   Upper extremity terminal devices have been around for a very long time. Unfortunately, until Marins Med LLC came along and reengineered the voluntary...

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