[AMP-L] Koalaa Prosthetics Give Users Help To Do Things They Love

[Wayne Renardson]

via Institute Of Mechanical Engineering:

The Koalaa surfing prosthetic sleeve is comfortable, secure and 
strong enough to enable the surfer to push up off their surfboard 
when attempting to stand (Credit: Image Cabin) The Koalaa surfing 
prosthetic sleeve is comfortable, secure and strong enough to enable 
the surfer to push up off their surfboard when attempting to stand.  

The prosthetics industry is ripe for innovation. Often the only 
options available to amputees are rigid, heavy and uncomfortable 
prosthetics, which are largely based on a design that has remained 
unchanged for decades.  

The rest of the story, with photos & illustrations, here:

https://tinyurl.com/2g3mxelq

Wayne R.