Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Devices
Open Access

Prosthetic Devices

A prosthetic device is any device that helps replace, correct, or support a body part or function of a body part. Examples of these devices include: Dentures, which help replace missing teeth and take over the function of chewing.Chances are you know of someone who has a prosthetic device, even if you don't think they do. A prosthetic device, very generally, is any device that helps replace, correct or support a body part. In other words, it replaces a part of the body, it corrects a physical deformity or physiological malfunction of some sort, or it supports a weak or deformed part of the body.One example of this is dentures. Dentures replace missing body parts, our teeth, as we age! So if you have an elderly family member, there's a good chance they use such a prosthetic device.