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Prosthetic leg costs $20 only




Posted by ketyung
on Apr/18/2009
at 7:21 am

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Prosthetic limbs are very expensive. I’ve heard most of them could cost you a couple of thousand dollars. Only amputees who have thick wallet can afford to regain their ability to walk.

The JaipurKnee Project started by students at Stanford University makes producing prosthetic limbs with much lower cost possible. What they’ve come up for their project is a prosthetic leg that is amazingly cheap which costs only $20. As shown in the picture, the prosthetic leg lets the gentleman to walk naturally again.

This prosthetic leg is called JaipurKnee, it was made by Stanford based engineer, Joel Sadler and his project team, drawing inspiration and knowledge from the high-end titanium knee joints, which is made using oil-filled nylon polymer that makes the brace self-lubricating and highly flexible. This highly affordable artificial leg is aimed for developing country, and they’ve distributed 43 units of the $20 artificial leg in India and it was also exhibited at Stanford’s annual Cool Product Expo.

via dvice

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7 Responses to “Prosthetic leg costs $20 only”

  1. Bev Says:

    How can I go about getting a prosthetic leg for my brother. He lost his leg above the knee last year due to a motorcycle accident. The woman that cause the accident DID NOT have insurance and my bother ending up losing everything.
    SS will not help him. I do not understand why he cant get any help from Medicade.
    Any advce from you will be helpful.
    Thank you
    Bev Menjou

  2. Ricardo de Guzman Says:

    pls give me more info how to acquire this leg

  3. Oksana Says:

    My father lost his leg below the knee. Please, let me know how I can get a prosthetic leg for him.

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  5. Hesham Hegazy Says:

    how can I contact this group at Stanford Univ?

    We are Egyptian family. My son – now 6 years old – was born with left knee disarticulation (no left knee joint and no left leg). I got him a prothetic leg which i have to change every 8-10months as he grows up. But still is not enabling him walk and play like the kids – with similar or even more limb loss- i have seen in a video from the camp arranged by Amputee Coallision of America (ACA). I believe better technology is available in the states but don’t know how to reach it. I’ll appreciate if you guys can help us with this.

  6. fathi Says:

    Hello,
    Both my mother’s legs had been cut above knee on 2006. She was 72 years old. She was about 110 kgs weight. Can she have Prosthetic legs?
    Thanks
    FMH

  7. pampa mandal Says:

    how can I get a JAIPURNEE in kolkata?

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