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450
B.C. Peg Legs
- Era of Peg Legs and crutches
- Made of wood and leather
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500
Herodotus
- Oldest reference known referring to use of prosthetic leg when man named Herodotus wrote about prisoner who escaped jail by cutting off his own foot
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Jan 1, 1000
1000 B.C.
- 1st recorded documentation of prosthetic limbs
- Were made of wood and metal
- Dates back to Ehyptians
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Jan 1, 1529
Ambrosie Pare
- French surgeon Ambroise Pare (1510-1590) introduced amputation as lifesaving measure
- Soon also developed prosthetic limbs in scientific manner
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Pieter Verduyn
- Dutch surgeon Pieter Verdun invented hinged lower leg prosthetic with leather cuff
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Amputee Community
- Community saw first prosthetic arm to be operated by muscles of opposite shoulder
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Sir James Syme
- Developed method for ankle amputation
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Capri, Italy
- Oldest known copper and wood leg was discovered
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Attatchment using Atmospheric Pressure
- Dubois L. Parmelee of NYC made improvements to attachment of artifical limbs
- Fastened body socket to limb using atmospheric pressure
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American Civil War
- American Civil War caused the start of the American prosthetics field.
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First Practical Moving Limb
- Dr. Vanghetti inveted limb that could move along with muscle contractions
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Prosthetics vs. Military
- U.S. government made deal with military companies to improve prosthetics over weapons
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Advancements in Lower Limbs
- Specifically lower limbs
- Suction sock for above-knee prosthetics created at USC Berkeley
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Barron and Mosely
- Eric Barron and Mark Mosely
- Incorporated metal to distribute force better
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Below the Knee Artificial Limbs
- Ysidro M. Martinez invented below-the-knee prosthetics
- Avoided some problems associated with conventional artifical limbs
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Modern Prosthetics
- Today, prosthetics made from high tech plastics and carbon fiber
- More lifelike and also move more realistically through muslce contractions
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B.C. Marcus Sergius
- Roman General Marcus Sergius... lost right hand in battle of second Punic war
- Later received artificial hand made out of iron and soon back in battle
