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A Bionic Hand Melds With Woman's Own Bone, Nervous System
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- October 12, 2023
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Fifty years ago, the TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man” hyped a futuristic world of life-changing bionics with the stirring phrase: “We can rebuild him, we have the technology.”
Cut to 2023, and researchers in Sweden appear to have delivered on that promise.<...
B 7/12 -- New Bionic Hand Implant Allows Control of All Fingers
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 12, 2023
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A multinational team of engineers and surgeons has developed a bionic hand with a high level of function in every finger -- a significant advance for amputees.
The team, from the United States, Sweden, Australia and Italy, developed a way to reconfigure what remains of ...
A 'Bionic' Arm That Feels Like Her Very Own
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 3, 2021
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Former Marine Cpl. Claudia Mitchell can hold a banana or a water bottle in her left hand without squishing it as she opens it.
She can use her left hand to help cut peaches for a pie. She can hold someone's hand without squeezing too hard, and she can grab her makeup bag...
For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 9, 2021
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A new type of surgery offers amputees better control of muscles that remain after surgery, and of their prosthetic limbs, its inventors say.
The standard surgical approach to amputation has changed little since the American Civil War, according to developers of the new a...
First Good Evidence That Brain Hits 'Replay' While You Sleep
- Amy Norton
- May 5, 2020
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If you've ever wondered what your brain is doing while you sleep, a new study gives the first direct evidence that it's busy "replaying" our waking experiences.
The finding comes from a research project called BrainGate, which is testing new technology for people who...
High-Tech Prosthetic Arm Melds With Patient's Anatomy
- Amy Norton
- April 30, 2020
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A new "mind-controlled" prosthetic arm can allow amputees to regain a sense of touch and move through their daily lives more easily, researchers report.
The success story involves just three patients in Sweden. But all have lived with the artificial limb for three to...
New Prosthetic Leg Can Feel Touch, Reduce 'Phantom Limb' Pain
- Steven Reinberg
- September 9, 2019
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After losing a lower leg, Savo Panic received a prosthetic limb that helped restore movement. But prostheses are imperfect, and he suffered tremendous "phantom" leg pain.
Now, European scientists say they've developed a technology that restores natural feeling and im...
Sensor-Laden Glove Helps Robotic Hands 'Feel' Objects
- Dennis Thompson
- May 29, 2019
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Holding an egg is a lot different from holding an apple or a tomato, and humans are naturally able to adjust their grip to avoid crushing or dropping each object.
Artificial hands installed on prosthetic limbs and robots don't have that natural ability -- yet.
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