Post by snowyh on Feb 21, 2015 16:29:52 GMT -7
Researchers in Cleveland VA Medical Center make prosthetic hand which can 'feel' and 'touch'.
It was a huge medical and engineering accomplishment which took place in the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center, where arm amputee Igor Spetic is a client working with biomedical engineers who developed the hand. The hand is wired into his arm where more wires are attached to his nerves. When a small electrical power is turned on, Spetic mentally commands his fingers to grasp, hold, or pick up an object. In addition, Spetic actually "feels" the touch of his prosthetic fingers.
Full article: www.newsnet5.com/news/national/researchers-in-cleveland-va-medical-center-make-prosthetic-hand-which-can-feel-and-touch
Helen
It was a huge medical and engineering accomplishment which took place in the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center, where arm amputee Igor Spetic is a client working with biomedical engineers who developed the hand. The hand is wired into his arm where more wires are attached to his nerves. When a small electrical power is turned on, Spetic mentally commands his fingers to grasp, hold, or pick up an object. In addition, Spetic actually "feels" the touch of his prosthetic fingers.
Full article: www.newsnet5.com/news/national/researchers-in-cleveland-va-medical-center-make-prosthetic-hand-which-can-feel-and-touch
Helen
