Mar 28, 2011 06:02 ET

CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - March 28, 2011) - Walter Reed Army Medical Center patients were fit last week with a new bionic lower leg system called the PowerFoot BiOM, announced iWalk Inc., a leader in advanced robotic technology. The BiOM is the only prosthetic system that can actually restore lost muscle function of the foot, ankle and calf for lower leg amputees.

"Nearly all prostheses that are available on the market are passive devices and do not provide the user the muscle function needed to push out of a chair or propel them to walk, climb stairs or negotiate obstacles," said Dr. Paul Pasquina, Col and Chief of Orthopedics of Rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. "What this prost ...