When Jodie O’Connell-Ponkos was 16, she lost her right arm in a meat-grinding accident.* She was given a prosthesis, but quickly came to hate it. It was a standard myoelectric system, using a pair of electrodes. The electrodes measured signals from her muscles, which in turn activated sensors telling the prosthetic to move. She found […]
Coapt
Coapt licenses implantable Purdue tech for prosthetics
Coapt said it licensed implantable technology from the Purdue Research Foundation for implantable electrodes used to amplify the signal between muscles and prosthetic limbs. Chicago-based Coapt said it plans to use the subcutaneous electrodes in conjunction with its Complete Control system, which is designed to decode the signals for more intuitive feeling and control for the amputee. “Our […]