A Revolution in Prosthetics

A Revolution in ProstheticsRyan Dunn

Prosthetics need to catch up to today’s technology.

A Revolution in ProstheticsRyan Dunn

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• Last update during Civil War: stick and hook.

• No range of motion.• No neurological connection.

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A Revolution in ProstheticsRyan Dunn

New techniques developed to connect nerves to prosthetic arm, and to have the arm understand signals from the nerves.

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A Revolution in ProstheticsRyan Dunn

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BioMed

High tech laser scanner imaging produce 3D models of the limb to custom design a limb for one’s needs. Source:

A Revolution in ProstheticsRyan Dunn

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BioDesign

Dean Kamen and his team designed a prosthetic arm that:

-Broke scientific barriers

-Made “normal” living possible for amputees

A Revolution in ProstheticsRyan Dunn

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The human arm has 21 degrees of motion. Kamen’s new prosthetic arm moves 14 of the 21 degrees.

A Revolution in ProstheticsRyan Dunn

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