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Five most common misconceptions about Prosthetic Legs
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Missing a limb can be a traumatic experience for anybody but having to live with a heavy, uncomfortable artificial limb that doesn't fit well can also be very painful for the amputee. Prosthetic limbs, particularly artificial legs, need to fit
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Scientists find robotic sensors may be able to improve prosthetics
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Paisley [Scotland], August 1 (ANI): A groundbreaking project to create advanced sensors for use in robotic systems has the potential to transform prosthetics and robotic limbs, according to a new study.
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Trans man uses prosthetic penis to trick women into sex, gets 10 years pri
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], July 29 (ANI): A transgender man who lured two women and a teenager into a sexual relationship by using a fake penis has been jailed for 10 years, according to several media reports.
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Instalimb: World's first 3D designed prosthetic leg provider from Japan fo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI/NewsVoir): Japan-based world's first 3D-printed prosthetic legs maker Instalimb raised 445 million yen (Rs 26 crore) in Series A funding in Japan (including investment, loans, and grants) to foray into the Indian market and launched its technologically advance
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IIT Guwahati develops affordable prosthetic leg with advanced features
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati have developed a prosthetic leg specifically designed for Indian conditions.
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Union Ministry reaches out to 'divyang' in J-K's Kupwara, assures 'correct
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has reached out to the specially-abled boy named Parvaiz who walks to school on one leg to pursue his dreams in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara, and assured necessary steps for the "corrective surgery and prost
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Transforming Lives and Building Hope for the People of Congo- The Harish J
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI/SRV): The Harish Jagtani Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Harish Jagtani, an Indian national, in Kinshasa in 2016. With this initiative, he envisages bringing a positive change in the public healthcare sector of Africa by chalking out a path to
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Specialized Silicone Prosthesis Procedure at SRM Kattankulathur Dental Col
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Department of Prosthodontics and Implantology at SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital has enabled a quick restoration of a patient with facial defect using "Silicone Cheek Prosthesis".
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Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya helps differently-abled man wear prosthe
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 20 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, during his visit to Mumbai, helped a differently-abled man on Sunday wear a prosthetic leg and termed it as an "unforgettable moment" of his life.
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CISF apologises to actor-dancer Sudhaa Chandran for asking her to remove h
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has issued an apology to actor-dancer Sudhaa Chandran after she complained to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an Instagram post that she faces an ordeal when she is asked to remove her prosthetic foot every tim
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60-year old woman with Rheumatic Heart Disease undergoes safe, successful
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Cardiac Surgery team headed by Dr. V.V. Bashi, Director & Senior Consultant, Institute of Cardiac & Aortic Disorders (ICAD) at SIMS Hospital, Vadapalani, performed an extremely challenging surgery of opening the heart for
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Magnets could offer better control of prosthetic limbs: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new strategy that could offer much more precise control of prosthetic limbs. After inserting small magnetic beads into muscle tissue, they can accurately measure the length of a muscle
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