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A Revolution in Prosthetics
A Revolution in ProstheticsRyan Dunn
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Prosthetics need to catch up to today’s technology.
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• Last update during Civil War: stick and hook.
• No range of motion.• No neurological connection.
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New techniques developed to connect nerves to prosthetic arm, and to have the arm understand signals from the nerves.
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High tech laser scanner imaging produce 3D models of the limb to custom design a limb for one’s needs. Source:
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Dean Kamen and his team designed a prosthetic arm that:
-Broke scientific barriers
-Made “normal” living possible for amputees
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The human arm has 21 degrees of motion. Kamen’s new prosthetic arm moves 14 of the 21 degrees.
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