Advances in Prosthetic Design - Can Claims Be ‘Future Proofed’?

Introduction

There have been significant technological advances in prosthetic design within the last 30 years, which have provided improved clinical outcomes for users but also resulted in higher costs. In this webinar potential further developments in the field of lower limb prosthetics over the coming years will be considered together with discussion around associated product and clinical costs. How these prosthetic costs impact on the pleading of an amputation claim will be examined and if a claim can be ‘future proofed’ to allow access to future developments.

This webinar will be jointly delivered by Peter Durkin, prosthetist and founder of Steps Prosthetics, and Richard Biggs, Partner at Irwin Mitchell.

Peter will look at recent prosthetic development and will explore the future of prosthetics; what might be coming next and what functional improvements may be on the market over the next few years. Richard will consider how any change in prosthetic provision might impact an amputation case; and whether there is any way to protect a Claimant against under settlement in the event that of new prosthetic developments.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Recent prosthetic development
• What's coming next in the field of prosthetics?
• Can a Claimant plead for future increased prosthetic costs?
• How do we future proof a claim for prosthetics?

This webinar was recorded on 18th October 2023

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