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German Double Arm Transplant
A 55 year old farmer who lost both of his arms in an accident six years ago, has undergone a double arm transplant at the Munich Clinic, Germany. Karl Merk had lived without arms for six years. After...
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Nations First Double Hand Transplant Patient
Jeff Kepner, 57, is the nations first double hand transplant patient. After loosing his hands and feet to an bacterial infection over a decade ago, Kepner was forced to live with prosthetics. That was...
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ProDigits Bionic Fingers
A British company has created the world’s first bionic fingers that can give mobility back to patients with missing fingers. The device known as ProDigits, can help users bend, touch and pick up...
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REX Bionic Leg Exoskeleton
REX Bionic Exoskeleton A new exoskeleton known as the REX (the robotic exoskeleton) promises to help the paraplegic walk again. The REX – developed by Rex Bionics – allows manual wheelchair users to...
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3 Amputee Veterans Climb Kilimanjaro
Three US amputee veterans with only one good leg between them have conquered Mt. Kilimanjaro to show the world that disability need not lead to inactivity. The war veterans of Vietnam, Afghanistan and...
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Victorian Prosthetic Arm
19th Century Prosthetic Arm If you thought prosthetic limbs were a relatively new invention, you’d be wrong. This beautiful yet equally scary looking artificial limb was built sometime between 1850 and...
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Amputee Swims English Channel
A 42-year-old amputee, who lost both his arms and legs in an accident in 1994, has swum the English Channel in record time. Phillipe Croizon Amputee Swims Channel Frenchman Philippe Croizon, who swims...
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Prosthetic Arm Resembles Tentacle
Not satisfied with the complicated lines of most mechanical prosthetic arms, designer Kaylene Kau has created a minimalist, user-friendly prosthetic arm that supports the dominant functioning hand with...
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Girl Scouts Invent Award Winning Prosthetic
A team of Girl Scouts from Iowa have won a $20,000 award to patent a prosthetic device that enabled a 3-year-old girl born without fingers to write for the very first time. The prize-winning prosthetic...
View ArticleRare Rotationplasty Surgery Re-Grafts Boys Leg Backwards
Doctors at the Ohio State University Medical Center have performed a rare life saving operation that involved amputating the lower half of the leg of a young boy, then re-grafting a portion of it on...
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Man Replaces Disabled Limb With Bionic Prosthetic
A Serbian man who lost the use of his hand in a motorcycle accident 10 years ago, has opted for a unconventional surgery to amputated the limb, and replace it with a bionic hand. Milo, 26, lost the use...
View ArticleWorlds First Bionic Dog
Meet Naki’o, the world’s first dog to be fitted with 4 prosthetic limbs. Naki’o’s story starts when his owners abandoned him and the rest of the litter when their house was foreclosed. Left to survive...
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Spanish surgeons at the Le Fe Hospital, Valencia, have successfully performed the world’s first double leg transplant. Should the patient’s body accept the donor legs, doctors hope the man could be...
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Double Amputee To Compete In World Championships
Oscar Pistorius will become the first ever double-amputee to compete in the able-bodied World Championships after being selected for South Africa’s 2011 squad. The 24-year-old double-amputee, who uses...
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Smartphone Embedded In Prosthetic Limb
A British man has become the world’s first person to have a smart phone embedded in his prosthetic limb. Trevor Prideaux was born without his left forearm and has worn an artificial limb since he was...
View ArticleBuilder Has Big Toe Grafted In Place Of Severed Thumb
A British builder who lost his thumb in a carpentry accident has undergone a procedure to replace the severed digit with his big toe. James Byrne, 29, thought he would lose the use of his left hand...
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Nike Trainers For Prosthetic Blades
Most prosthetic limbs are designed to resemble human legs with lifelike feet, but the prosthetic blades typically used by athletes are so uniquely shaped that fitting a shoe is impossible, so Nike...
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Paralyzed Woman Controls Bionic Arm With Brain
Cathy Hutchinson hasn’t been able to drink anything without the help of her carer in 15 years since she suffered a stroke. But recently, thanks to a bionic arm and the most advanced brain-machine...
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Researchers Invent Mind Reading Typing Machine
Researchers have invented the world’s first mind-reading system that allows any person to type words letter by letter just by thinking about them, in real time. The technology will not only allow...
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Man Climbs Stairs With Mind Control Bionic Leg
A man who lost his leg in a motorbike accident has made history by climbing the stairs of one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. Zak Vawter, made is his way up 103 flights of stairs to the top of he...
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