[AMP-L] Brain-powered Prosthetics [Video]
Wayne Renardson
wayne.renardson at comcast.net
Wed Sep 21 16:58:48 PDT 2022
via KPLC TV:
In most cases, artificial limbs are in a fixed position. That means
the wearer´s movements aren´t natural and may even be uncomfortable.
But now, scientists are testing brain-powered prosthetic ankles that
may be game-changing for amputees.
55-year-old Greg Phillips was on his way home on Labor Day 2013, when
a car pulled out in front of his motorcycle.
"It was called a compression fracture in which the foot was crushed
between an 850-pound motorcycle and the rear axle of a car," Phillips
recalls.
After two years of fighting infection and instability, Phillips and
his doctors agreed to amputate.
The rest of the story, with video, here:
https://tinyurl.com/2lkm52bt
Wayne R.
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