Het besturen van je prothese via een smartphone app(licatie) is inmiddels realiteit. Tara Butcher die door een auto-ongeluk haar linker onderbeen verloor laat zien hoe het werkt. In de prothese past het kunstenkelgewricht zich aan, zodat ze kan rennen, wandelen, lopen en zelfs hoge hakken dragen.

 

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Gepubliceerd op 20 okt 2012

Magellan from Orthocare Innovations brings a novel approach to lower limb prosthetics by mimicking key features of the human ankle that are essential to normal gait. The human ankle instantly changes from supple to firm and from flexible to powerful while walking or running.

Magellan offers active ankle function using microprocessor computer control, combined with advanced, micro-hydraulic technology, providing persons who have lost limbs with enhanced efficiency, stability and comfort.

Another innovative feature is Magellan's connectivity, linking the device to its user and the user's health care providers. This functionality, afforded by iPhone and iPad apps and Bluetooth technology, enables patients to make adjustments to the Magellan themselves, such as adaptations to account for changes in footwear. This functionality also extends to health care providers, affording access to patient performance and device diagnostics.