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Dr. Sethi and the Jaipur Foot

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2008-01-10 20:50:57 by Josh in Medgadget
The New York Times has a nice obituary on Dr. Jaipur who changed the lives of countless amputees with his advanced, affordable prosthetics From the Times ... The Jaipur foot, which has never been patented, is available in more than 25 countries, most of them poor, many of them with great numbers of land-mine victims. Unlike many high-priced...
 
Tags: jaipur, jaipur foot, jaipur foot piece, foot, dual purpose foot, sach foot, normal foot, human foot, normal human foot
 
 
 
 
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A More Natural Prosthetic Foot

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2008-06-20 16:06:24 by Rohit Joshi in Medgadget
While still in its prototype phase, the Tensegrity foot is designed to mimic the action of a jointed foot to allow for a more natural and stable gait. Built by inventor and mechanical engineer Jerome Rifkin, the artificial foot bends like a normal foot and ankle, and conforms to the terrain underneath it. The prosthetic options for foot amputees...
 
Tags: foot, natural, joint, bionic foot, real midfoot joint, foot forward, one-pound foot reduces, normal foot, natural foot
 
 
 
 
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You too can become a twinkle-toed Terminator with Tensegrity prosthetic foot

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2008-06-20 16:05:38 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
Tensegrity, a prototype prosthesis, offers the wearer a stable gait thanks to its reproduction of the human foot's natural mechanisms. From Medgadget : Built by inventor and mechanical engineer Jerome Rifkin, the artificial foot bends like a normal foot and ankle, and conforms to the terrain underneath it. The prosthetic options for foot...
 
Tags: foot, foot amputees, artificial foot bends, human foot, tensegrity, normal foot, prosthetic options, regenerative power, prototype prosthesis
 
 
 
 
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You too can become a twinkle-toed Terminator with Tensegrity prosthetic foot

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2008-06-20 16:05:38 by Rob Beschizza in Boing Boing Gadgets
Tensegrity, a prototype prosthesis, offers the wearer a stable gait thanks to its reproduction of the human foot's natural mechanisms. From Medgadget : Built by inventor and mechanical engineer Jerome Rifkin, the artificial foot bends like a normal foot and ankle, and conforms to the terrain underneath it. The prosthetic options for foot...
 
Tags: foot, foot amputees, artificial foot bends, human foot, tensegrity, normal foot, prosthetic options, regenerative power, prototype prosthesis
 
 
 
 
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Medi-Points Foot Massager

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2008-02-12 16:18:38 by Julie in GadgetGrid
No more pain in your feet, back legs and neck. Headaches will go away!! Its a fact: All major organs and nerves throughout the body end in the nerve endings underneath your feet. Now you can feel pampered in just 10 minutes! The Medi-Point Foot Massager gently caresses your feet, putting you in complete relaxation. The foot massager also...
 
Tags: foot massager, pain, nerve endings underneath, eases pain, feet, includes acupressure nodes, toilet seat lifter, ghz cordless presenter, improves circulation
 
 
 
 
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Foot Flush Allows Hands-Free Flushing, Caters to Your OCD Tendencies [Housewares]

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2008-03-24 19:30:05 by Adrian Covert in Gizmodo
The Foot Flush is a bathroom mechanism that hooks to your toilet flusher and pulls the handle down when you step on the foot pedal, creating a hands-free toilet experience. It might expose your lack of taste in interior decor and make you appear socially inept. But be damned if you let that germ incubator masquerading as your bathroom launch an...
 
Tags: foot flush, hands-free toilet experience, toilet flusher, immune system, interior decor, all-out attack, foot pedal, bathroom mechanism, bathroom launch
 
 
 
 
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Tensegrity prosthetic foot promises to make walking easier

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2008-06-20 17:41:00 by Donald Melanson in Engadget
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets , Wearables It may not boast built-in Bluetooth or an array of sensors and motors , but inventor Jerome Rifkin says his so-called Tensegrity prosthetic foot can nonetheless give amputees a more natural gait and make it easier for them to walk across difficult terrain. That's apparently possible thanks to a unique but...
 
Tags: foot, tensegrity prosthetic foot, simple mid-foot joint, joint, inventor jerome rifkin, rifkin, easier, ankle joint, terrain
 
 
 
 
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The USB Foot Warmers: Keep Your Toes Toasty While You Work

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2007-12-10 11:40:09 by Lucy in Product Reviews NetGadgets & Technology
As I sit here in my freezing office I wish I had a pair of these! These USB Foot Warmers will ensure you dont get cold feet while youre browsing the net or, like me, hard at work Having freezing feet is one of those things which really bug you, without you realising. After all, you just shove them under the desk and forget about them as you...
 
Tags: usb foot warmers, feet, feet warm, toes toasty, handy usb cable, cold feet, 25m usb cable, office gadgets, office
 
 
 
 
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Don't Have Any Books? Order Tomes By The Foot To Fill Your Shelves

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2008-02-29 02:44:15 by anjrued123 in Born Rich
Anjrued123 Say you arent much of the reading type, yet you just moved into a large home which features its very own library. Though to your surprise, the shelves of the library are completely empty. Well, now that just wont do! Lucky for you, the New York City Strand Bookstore offers books at priced by the foot. Ranging from $20 a foot to $400...
 
Tags: foot, shelves, library, fill, completely empty, lifetime, surprise, faster, volumes