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2. Amy Purdy - Wikipedia

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   Later in 2003, Purdy started working for Freedom Innovations, a prosthetic feet manufacturer, as its "Amputee Advocate". Purdy has gone on to co-found her own non-profit organization, Adaptive Action Sports, [5] a chapter of Disabled Sports USA [6] for individuals with physical disabilities who want to get involved in action sports ...

3. Flex-Foot Cheetah - Wikipedia

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   Flex-Foot Cheetah. The Flex-Foot Cheetah is a prosthetic human foot replacement developed by biomedical engineer Van Phillips, who had lost a leg below the knee at age 21; the deficiencies of existing prostheses led him to invent this new prosthesis. The Flex-Foot Cheetah and similar models are worn by Oscar Pistorius and other amputee athletes ...

4. Vanderbilt exoskeleton - Wikipedia

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   The Vanderbilt exoskeleton, marketed as Indego, [1] [2] is a powered exoskeleton designed by the Center for Intelligent Mechatronics at Vanderbilt University in the U.S. state of Tennessee. [3] [4] It is intended to assist paraplegics, stroke victims and other paralyzed or semi-paralyzed people to walk independently. [5]

5. These lightweight sneakers are loved by podiatrists and ...

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   Remember: "The feet — and mainly the heel and plantar fascia — are the major shock absorbers for the body." These sneakers may help you feel like you're walking on air. (Amazon) (Amazon)

6. Prosthesis - Wikipedia

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   Patient procedure. A prosthesis is a functional replacement for an amputated or congenitally malformed or missing limb. Prosthetists are responsible for the prescription, design, and management of a prosthetic device. In most cases, the prosthetist begins by taking a plaster cast of the patient's affected limb.

7. Ottobock - Wikipedia

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   Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA. Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA, formerly Otto Bock, is a company based in Duderstadt Germany, that operates in the field of orthopedic technology. It is considered the world market leader in the field of prosthetics and one of the leading suppliers in orthotics, wheelchairs and exoskeletons. [2]