Biotechtimeline-Prosthetics

By michaelardagna
  • First copper leg
    300

    First copper leg

    The first copper prosthetic leg was made.
  • Prosthetic foot discovered in Capua, Italy (discovered in 1858)
    424

    Prosthetic foot discovered in Capua, Italy (discovered in 1858)

    (424 B.C.) Foot was supposedly owned by a man who was sentenced to death but escaped by amputating his foot. He then used a wooden filler to represent his foot. This allowed him to walk thirty miles to the next town.
  • The Dark Ages
    476

    The Dark Ages

    (476-1000) Prosthetics were given to knights whose limbs were cut off. These were made of either wood or metal. People who made these did not focus on function which caused these prosthetics to be hard to use.
  • , New iron weapons
    Feb 24, 1500

    , New iron weapons

    Prosthetic limbs were starting to be made with iron and were becoming more advanced.
  • First movable joints
    Mar 23, 1530

    First movable joints

    First prosthetic leg was made with movable joint knee.
  • First non-locking knee

    First non-locking knee

    First ever non-locking knee was made.
  • Veterans are payed

    Veterans are payed

    After the civil war the government started paying for veterans to get prosthetic limbs.
  • FIrst aluminum leg

    FIrst aluminum leg

    The first aluminum prosthetic leg was made by Gustav Hermann.
  • Prosthetics Improve

    Prosthetics Improve

    The knee of prosthetics improves.
  • Huge improvements made

    Huge improvements made

    Prosthetics are now made by plastic and fiber glass. In addition, engineers are stating to make prosthetics linked to the brain.