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first known prostic
The first known prosthetic limb around 500 B.C. A prisoner escaped by cutting off his footmade wood replacement -
Period: Mar 24, 600 to
prostetic timeline
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Apr 1, 1505
german person
Berlichingen was known as the Robin Hood for Germany because he defended serfs from the rich. He had his right arm amputated, and got an iron limb he could move it though -
Jan 1, 1529
Scientific Limbs Developed
Ambroise Pare a French surgeon developed a new way to amputate legs -
Non Locking Prosthetic
Pieter Andriannszoon Verduyn developed the first non-locking prosthesis, which created the joint. -
Advancement in Prosthetics
Dubois L. Parmalee made an improvement to limbs he made the body socket -
Advancements
Dr. Vanghetti invented an artificial limb that could move with a muscle contractions. -
Major Advancements
A suction sock above the knee was developed at UC Berkeley -
advancments
Ysidro M. Martinez invented a prosthetic limb for himself. He based it upon mass and acceleration to reduce friction and pressure. -
Today and Future
Scientists trying to develop various limbs for various activities, such as swimming, running ect. In the future, expect to see animals with prosthetic limbs. -
roman genral
lost an arm so made an iron one
