Category: electrical stimulation

New prosthetic legs let amputees feel their foot and knee in real-time

[ad_1] The researchers worked with two patients with above-the-knee, or transfemoral, amputations. They used an Ă–ssur prosthetic leg, which comes with a microprocessor and an angle sensor in the knee joint, IEEE Spectrum explains. The team then added an insole with seven sensors to the foot. Those sensors transmit signals in real-time, via Bluetooth to […]