MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bionics'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:28:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2752017&cid=t_107081_115_f&fid=37661&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnottotallyrad.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Flightning-fast-robot-hand.html A friend's reaction to the following video: I bet this thing could do wicked good banjo triplets.No kidding. This thing could play a banjo faster than Bela Fleck, which is really saying something.With a bit more development, it's not just musicians that this thing might put out of work -- surgeons could lose a few gigs too.As Dr. Wes has pointed out, this thing could also have amazing benefits for the differently abled.This robot hand would be an especially good match with the brain-computer interface described on the 8/9/09 episode of 60 minutes (the good stuff starts at the 15:00 mark).This is great technology -- especially from the point of view of a precocious geezer who may need some of it one of these days.Hat tip to Anita Anderson (Source: Not Totally Rad) Not Totally Rad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2752017 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:53:00 +0100 2752017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1714169&cid=t_107081_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F368168119%2F A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a lawsuit against a device maker can proceed, because preemption - as defined in a closely watched US Supreme Court ruling earlier this year - does not apply in this instance. And the decision suggests device makers may no longer be immune from some cases they have been unwilling to settle. Here’s some background: Last February, the US Supreme Court voted to 8-1 that patients can’t file lawsuits against device makers when their products were approved by the FDA. Medtronic successfully argued that the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act expressly preempts state law claims brought by patients who were hurt by devices that received premarket FDA approval. The ruling gave device makers an eagerly anticipated defense in product-liability lawsuits and dr... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1714169 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:07:41 +0100 1714169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1461021&cid=t_107081_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F295823134%2Fblade-runner-to-compete-in-olympics.html In a follow-up to our previous blog entry about bionic athletes, Olympian hopeful Oscar Pistorius, won his appeal in front of the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport. The court ruled that his... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461021 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:24:19 +0100 1461021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=755637&cid=t_107081_130_f&fid=34941&url=http%3A%2F%2Forthosportsrehab.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fi-limb-hand-in-action.html Touch Bionics, a leading developer of advanced upper-limb prosthetics, has announced that its i-Limb prosthetic is now commercially available. "This replacement hand looks and acts like a real human hand." Two small surface electrodes pick up the electrical signals generated by the remaining muscles in the patient's limb and send the information to the myoelectric controls located in the hand. The controls then create the desired movement. This prosthetic is considered groundbreaking, in that it gives the patient back the ability to perform a key grip, power grip, precision grip, and index point.Another great innovation from this group is that each digit has it's own part and screw. This may seem trivial, but, now, if a finger or digit malfunctions, all the patient has to do is take that p... Concepts in Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Rehab blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=755637 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:51:00 +0100 755637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=501714&cid=t_107081_113_f&fid=34972&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doctorsgadgets.com%2Fbuilding-the-bionic-man-from-eye-to-anus.html Once the realm of science fiction, bionics is slowly but surely becoming a reality. Advances in medical prostheses and computer technology are making the dream of building a bionic human a reality. Bionic Eye: The Argus II bionic eye is currently undergoing trials in 50-75 patients in the US. The system uses a spectacle mounted camera that feeds visual information to 60 electrodes implanted in the retina. Bionic Ear: Cochlear Implant Cochlear implants are one of the oldest pieces of the bionic man, first developed in 1969 by William House and Jack Urban. Although traditionally the devices have been implanted in just one ear, bilateral cochlear implants are currently being trialled as two implants help in localizing sounds. Bionic Brain An artificial hippocampus (part of the brain respon... Doctors' Gadgets - Medical PDA and EMR Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=501714 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:01:09 +0100 501714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=500811&cid=t_107081_113_f&fid=34972&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doctorsgadgets.com%2Fbuilding-the-bionic-man-from-eye-to-anus.html Once the realm of science fiction, bionics is slowly but surely becoming a reality. Advances in medical prostheses and computer technology are making the dream of building a bionic human a reality. Bionic Eye: The Argus II bionic eye is currently undergoing trials in 50-75 patients in the US. The system uses a spectacle mounted camera that feeds visual information to 60 electrodes implanted in the retina. Bionic Ear: Cochlear Implant Cochlear implants are one of the oldest pieces of the bionic man, first developed in 1969 by William House and Jack Urban. Although traditionally the devices have been implanted in just one ear, bilateral cochlear implants are currently being trialled as two implants help in localizing sounds. Bionic Brain An artificial hippocampus (part of the brain respo... Doctors' Gadgets - Medical PDA and EMR Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=500811 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:08:36 +0100 500811