Google grants £1m to prosthetic limb venture Segnalato dal Dott. Giuseppe Cotellessa / Reported by Dr. Joseph Cotellessa Prosthetic limbs made with technology developed at Strathclyde University are to become more available through a $1m grant from Google.org. ProPortion, a Netherlands-based social enterprise, has received the funding for its LegBank venture that provides limbs to amputees on low incomes. The limbs use Majicast, a hands-free device used for manufacturing lower limb prosthetic sockets that has been developed by researchers in Strathclyde’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and engineers with design company Reggs. Majicast captures the unique shape of lower residual limbs with the use of plaster bandages or other direct casting material The Google.org funding will enable production by LegBank, and its distribution to developing countries, to be expanded. It is initially focusing on Colombia, which has one of the highest number of landmine victims w
