[AMP-L] Why Are Prosthetics So Expensive? Researchers Are Working
to Change That
Wayne Renardson
wayne.renardson at comcast.net
Thu Sep 22 16:56:33 PDT 2022
via Teen Vogue:
I had always dreamed of becoming a biomedical engineer - or maybe
"dreamed" isn´t the right word. I had always planned to become a
biomedical engineer because of my obsession with futuristic limbs.
>From my preschool best friend´s parents to my fifth-grade teacher,
everyone sat through my elementary school version of a TED talk, in
which I presented detailed plans for replacing people´s "faulty"
natural limbs with my superior ?ying-rocket feet.
Also, I was probably the only eight-year-old to request and receive a
tour of Stryker´s New Jersey facility to see for myself the factory
production of prosthetic devices worn by hundreds of thousands of
people. I knew what I wanted to do, the future was bright, and I was
ready for it.
The rest of the story, with photos, here:
https://tinyurl.com/2gyglmoa
Wayne R.
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