Tag Archives: prosthetic

Issouf’s Journey

Bodger at 11:16 am February 11, 2020

This morning.

On Cork’s 96FM Opinion Line With Pj Coogan.

Deirdre O’Shaughnessy writes:

Issouf Kone (top) from Cobh [County Cork] was a talented athlete who dreamed of playing football professionally.

At just 21, his dreams were shattered when a blood clot led to his leg being amputated.

Although he has a prosthesis, it’s too uncomfortable for him to walk for long and he dreams of being able to cycle around the hills of Cobh as he once did.

Issouf spoke to PJ Coogan (above) on air today: He’s fundraising for a better prosthesis but it could cost approx €70,000.

Issouf’s GoFundMe

Issouf’s campaign Facebook page

96FM

Enhanced

Chompsky at 5:02 pm October 8, 2018

The Alternative Limb Project, founded by Sophie De Oliveira Barata – artfully designed replacement limbs for those who wish to express their personality though their prosthetic.

kottke

The Third Thumb Project

Admin at 6:06 pm July 10, 2017

A motorised prosthetic for the able-bodied by designer Dani Clode.

Someday, we will all go to eleven.

awesomer

Utter Leg End

Admin at 4:39 pm June 19, 2015

This afternoon.

Prosthetic appendage recovered from the Grand Canal, Dublin.

*swoon*

Thanks Anthony Fox

Hwaggulous

Admin at 9:00 am August 26, 2014

The Hyper Lip, created fora travelling photography exhibition by French designer Sascha Nordmeyer: a prosthetic that forces an unhinged facial expression on the wearer.

That’s what it’s for.

designfaves

Nigel’s Bionic Arm: An Update

Admin at 8:10 am March 12, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al5RhaJgxxU

Nigel Ackland and his bebionic3 prosthetic, which has 14 precise positions and grips, helping amputees to do everything from using a pen to cracking an egg..

Previously: Nigel’s Bionic Arm

awesomer

Animatronics Masterclass

Admin at 1:35 pm November 19, 2012

The showreel of master prosthetic and animatronic expert, Gustav Hoegen, whose credits include Prometheus, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Clash of the Titans, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Doctor Who.

awesomer/buzzfeed

Nigel’s Bionic Arm

Admin at 2:08 pm November 8, 2012

Nigel Ackland, who lost his forearm six years ago in an industrial accident, demonstrates the impressive Terminator-style bebionic3 prosthetic which can perform fourteen actions controlled by muscle twitches in his upper arm. The carbon fibre/aluminium limb can hold up to 45kg of weight.

laughingsquid/metafilter

The Bionic Dog

Admin at 1:45 pm June 24, 2011

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z_LZWk34xI

Sad tale:

Weakened by malnourishment after being abandoned as a pup by a Nebraskan family fleeing their foreclosed home, Naki’o stepped into an icy puddle in the basement and got his paws stuck in freezing water. Despite being rescued, he eventually lost the lower parts of all four limbs to frostbite.

Happy ending:

Since then, his new owner has had him fitted with four prosthetic paws in a pioneering procedure by Martin Kaufmann of Orthopets, a company specializing in orthotic and prosthetic devices for animals.