(2008-05-10) Cornell Oand P Inc.
The computer-controlled C-Leg® and Compact™ artificial legs are a quantum leap in prosthetics and a dramatic improvement over all other lower limb prostheses, and above-knee amputees from your area will have the opportunity to experience the use of one in conjunction with the Otto Bock RoadShow. Using on-board sensors and microprocessors to anticipate and adapt to a person's movement, the C-Leg immediately adjusts 50 times per second to changes in walking speed and direction, providing knee stability the moment it is needed. These features allow users to walk down stairs and ramps and maneuver rough terrain without the fear of falling. One user even credits the high-tech prosthetic knee with saving his life as it enabled him to quickly negotiate 70 flights of stairs and escape before the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on 9/11; another has returned to flying for the air force as a Special Air Missions pilot at Andrews Air Force Base, making Department of Defense history as the first above-knee amputee to fly for the military. The C-Leg is also a recognized standard of care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and used in the treatment of injured military returning from overseas.
Hello,
Attached is a news release regarding a compelling and visual event taking place:
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
1:00pm-5:00pm
LOCATION:
Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital
150 Flanders Rd.
Westborough, MA. 01581
Lower limb amputees from your area will have the opportunity to experience the use of a high-tech "C-Leg," the world's first and leading completely computer-controlled artificial leg.
You'll get to see their reactions as they're able to walk down stairs step-over-step for the first time since losing their legs and are able to walk down ramps or slopes and over rough terrain without the fear of falling down -- a common occurrence for lower limb amputees using conventional prosthetic legs. Utilizing microprocessors to control the knee's hydraulic function 50 times a second, the C-Leg gives back incredible stability and mobility to those with lower limb loss.
You'll also see the process of how a user's C-Leg is programmed via a laptop computer to match the unique gait of their sound leg, how the C-Leg can be programmed for different modes (stances for biking, golfing, inline skating, etc.), and how switching to the different modes is done using a remote control.
The technology is being brought to your area via the C-Leg manufacturer's "RoadShow" van. The van is traveling across the United States in order to share the dramatic impact the C-Leg technology is having on people's lives.
Here's a direct link to information on the C-Leg on the Otto Bock HealthCare website: http://www.ottobockus.com/PRODUCTS/LOWER_LIMB_PROSTHETICS/c-leg.asp.
Thank you for your consideration. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Regards,
Michael Domenicucci CP
Cornell Orthotics and Prosthetics Inc.
Phone: (978) 922-2866
Email: mdomenicucci@cornelloandp.com