Jonathan Fisher, who is in the final stages of the 2024 Dyson Awards, is the solo start-up founder of Peter, which is developing a wearable biomedical device that helps people with Parkinson’s disease ...

The device provides power to the patient’s hips and legs allowing them to stand, walk, and even climb stairs. The user must depend on crutches to maintain their balance but can otherwise move at ...

The medical devices industry speaks in different voices on whether the two recent developments send out conflicting signals, ...

WalkON is a pair of soft robotic shorts designed to enhance walking efficiency for older individuals by assisting hip flexion.

“This would generally be the same for devices such as grab bars, transfer benches and shower chairs.” If a health care provider writes a letter proving a walk-in tub is a medical ...

Using the device, people who are paralyzed due to spinal cord injuries could regain control of the muscles in their lower limbs so that they can stand and walk, said the researchers from the ...