Wearable Air Bag Protects against Hip Fractures Ferrom: Machine Design - 10/09/2014 By: Stephen Mraz To reduce the pain and suffering caused by hip fractures, engineers at ActiveProtective, Lehigh Valley, PA, developed a wearable air bag that inflates to protect the wearer from injuries. They, in turn, teamed with engineers from Boston Device Development, Newton, MA, a contract product-development firm, to help develop the air bag. Read the entire article at: http://machinedesign.com/medical/wearable-air-bag-protects-against-hip-fractures Links: ActiveProtective http://www.activeprotect.co Boston Device Development http://www.bostondevice.com Related: Wearable Technology Inspired by Air Bags (TEDMED video 5:48) http://www.mdtmag.com/videos/2014/11/wearable-technology-inspired-air-bags