Behind the Engineering that Goes into a Leg Prosthesis
From: Electronic Design - 08/25/2014
By: Don Tuite

In 1919, a German prosthetist named Otto Bock surveyed the results of the
bloody butchery of World War I and set out to improve the functionality of
the artificial limbs that wounded soldiers and civilians needed to carry on
their lives. His first innovation was to make the production of artificial
limbs into a production-line operation, rather than a custom process for each
amputee, as it had been in the past. Needless to say, the rest of the 20th
Century provided more than ample opportunity to refine and innovate the
mass-produced, fittable, artificial limb.

Read the entire article at:
http://electronicdesign.com/microprocessors/behind-engineering-goes-leg-prosthesis

Link:
Otto Bock Healthcare
http://www.ottobock.com/

Related:
Technology Gives Back
http://electronicdesign.com/wireless/technology-gives-back

The 'bionic men' of World War I
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/26/opinion/schlich-world-war-i-prosthetics/

Electromechanical Medical Marvels
http://electronicdesign.com/medical/electromechanical-medical-marvels

Watching Robots Giving a Hand (with videos)
http://electronicdesign.com/blog/watching-robots-giving-hand