[AMP-L] Why Are Prosthetics So Expensive? Researchers Are Working to Change That

[Wayne Renardson]

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.