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Mar 9, 2005 · Phillips is now working independently to design an artificial leg for land-mine victims in developing countries, a prosthesis that will function nearly as well as a Flex-Foot, cost no more than $10, and be easily repaired.
Van Phillips lost his leg in a water skiing accident and created a flexible, spring-like prosthetic foot that enabled him to run and jump. He founded Flex-Foot, Inc., and the Second Wind Foundation to help amputees around the world lead more normal, active lives.
Van Phillips (born 1954) is an American [1] inventor of prosthetics. Biography. He is known for the Flex-Foot brand of artificial foot and limbs that he created, [2] and for his charity work for amputees. [3] .
Sep 20, 2019 · COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office announced that 22 people have been indicted for attempting to engage in sexual conducted with what they thought were children.
In the 1980s, American inventor Van Phillips' Flex-Foot prosthetic leg brought new hope to amputees. For the first time, those who had lost limbs to accidents, disease or birth defects were able to take part in strenuous athletic endeavours.
May 24, 2016 · On the 19th of May 2016, Van Phillips - the inventor of Flex Foot running blade technology received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Sports Business Innovation Awards.
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Dec 19, 2012 · The murder conviction of Chad Phillips still stands after a unanimous decision by the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals affirming his conviction. Phillips, who shot and killed Chris McMillen on May 12, 2011, at an apartment on Fox Road, pleaded guilty on November 10, 2011, to one count of aggravated murder.
