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Attention Bioness L300 Users

Posted on January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

A reader of my blog who lives in Belgium needs a replacement shoe sensor for his Bioness L300 functional electrical stimulator. The problem is, when Bioness upgraded the L300 to the L300 Go several years ago it stopped supporting the original FES. Apparently the sensor, which isn’t required for the L300 Go but is essential for the L300, is no longer available. Is there a sensor, lying unused, in somebody’s…Continue Reading

Do I Walk Better With the Bioness L300 Go?

Posted on August 24, 2020August 23, 2020

I’ve used a Bioness L300 Functional Electronic Stimulator for almost 8 years to help me walk. Has the benefit been worth the cost?

Some FAQs about the Bioness “L300 Go”

Posted on April 2, 2017

(This is a sightly updated version of a column of mine that first appeared on www.multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com) Earlier this year Bioness announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had cleared its new “L300 Go” functional electronic stimulator (FES). It’s an upgrade of the original “L300” that I’ve been using for more than five years. Without the “L300” strapped to my left leg it’s difficult for me to walk more than…Continue Reading

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