Showing posts with label prosthetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prosthetics. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Augusta Boy Receives 3-D Prosthetic Arm Created By Online Community Who Makes Prosthetics For Kids
BoyReceives 3D-Printed Star Wars Prosthetic Arm. CBS News. January 14, 2014.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Gives Amputee Veteran A New Chance
Learning to Accept and Master, a $110,000 Mechanical Arm by James Dao. The New York Times. November 27, 2012.
Cpl. Sebasian Gallegos 's arm was blown off in Afghanistan. Now the new technology of targeted muscle reinnervation has made control of prothesis more intuitive. Projected future advances will allow amputees to feel with their prosthesis or use pattern-recognition software to move even more intuitively. Cpl. Gallegos has had to overcome the rigors of learning to focus on producing the movements he wants. He has had to overcome phantom-limb pain and nerve "cross talk" where some nerves are dominant, making certain movements difficult. This is an inspiring story of a determined individual.
Cpl. Sebasian Gallegos 's arm was blown off in Afghanistan. Now the new technology of targeted muscle reinnervation has made control of prothesis more intuitive. Projected future advances will allow amputees to feel with their prosthesis or use pattern-recognition software to move even more intuitively. Cpl. Gallegos has had to overcome the rigors of learning to focus on producing the movements he wants. He has had to overcome phantom-limb pain and nerve "cross talk" where some nerves are dominant, making certain movements difficult. This is an inspiring story of a determined individual.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Bionic Leg Powers 103 Story Climb
Man with 'Bionic' Leg to Climb Chicago Skyscraper by Janice Lloyd. USA Today. October 31, 2012.
This article tells the story of a amputee, fitted with a innovative prosthetic leg, who is slate to climb the Willis Tower in Chicago. This leg has a actively-powered knee which is controlled by neural signals from the brain and uses lightweight alloys.
Key links to institutes mentioned in story:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Center for Intelligent Mechatronics
This article tells the story of a amputee, fitted with a innovative prosthetic leg, who is slate to climb the Willis Tower in Chicago. This leg has a actively-powered knee which is controlled by neural signals from the brain and uses lightweight alloys.
Key links to institutes mentioned in story:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Center for Intelligent Mechatronics
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