A Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous hand prosthesis. In a pioneering surgery, titanium implants were placed in the two forearm bones (radius and ulnar), from which electrodes to nerves and muscle were extended to extract signals to control a robotic hand and to provide tactile sensations. This makes it the first clinically viable, dexterous and sentient prosthetic hand usable in real life.

Video on the first patient with below-elbow amputation implanted with osseo-neuromuscular interfaces (e-OPRA). Electrodes implanted in nerves and muscles all...

Автор: ToniLagrange