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Smart' Prosthetic Ankle Takes Fear Out of Tough Terrain - Medical Design Briefs

Smart' Prosthetic Ankle Takes Fear Out of Tough Terrain - Medical Design  Briefs

When the "smart" ankle contacts the ground, it can resist movement and adapt and conform to the ground surface. (Credit: Vanderbilt University) A new intelligent prosthetic ankle can figure out what the patient is doing and then adapts and functions as it should. Researchers say it adapts to any kind of shoe and any terrain, whether the person is walking up or down slopes or up or down stairs.

Smart' Prosthetic Ankle Takes Fear Out of Tough Terrain - Medical Design Briefs

Smart' Prosthetic Ankle Takes Fear Out of Tough Terrain - Medical Design Briefs

Smart' Prosthetic Ankle Takes Fear Out of Tough Terrain - Medical Design Briefs

Smart' Prosthetic Ankle Takes Fear Out of Tough Terrain - Medical Design Briefs

Smart' Prosthetic Ankle Takes Fear Out of Tough Terrain - Medical Design Briefs

Smart' Prosthetic Ankle Takes Fear Out of Tough Terrain - Medical Design Briefs