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Feeling-Restoring Prosthetic Hands

This Bionic Hand Restores the Feeling of Touch to Amputees

— February 10, 2014 — Tech
This bionic hand may restore a sense of normalcy to a difficult situation. Losing a limb can be one of the toughest experiences a person can have, but a Swiss research team is trying to make rehabbing an easier experience.

Tragedy can strike at any time without warning. While losing a limb is a horrible experience there can be a silver lining with this new bionic hand. Bionic appendages help to make things more normal for the wearer. While a regular prosthetic hand can be useful for lifting and carrying things, it doesn’t return the feeling of touch to the user.

In order to use the prosthetic hand, the user must have electrodes implanted in their arm. After the electrodes are implanted, the bionic arm is attached and interacts with the electrodes to restore partial feeling to the arm.
Trend Themes
1. Bionic Hands - The development of bionic hands that restore the feeling of touch to amputees presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the field of prosthetics.
2. Neuroprosthetics - The use of implanted electrodes and bionic arms in restoring partial feeling to amputees' arms opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in the field of neuroprosthetics.
3. Enhanced Prosthetic Technologies - Advancements in prosthetic technologies to include restoration of feeling and touch for amputees offer opportunities for disruptive innovation in the prosthetics industry.
Industry Implications
1. Prosthetics - The development of bionic hands that restore the feeling of touch presents disruption opportunities in the prosthetics industry.
2. Biomedical Engineering - The integration of implanted electrodes and bionic arms in restoring partial feeling to amputees' arms creates disruption potential in the field of biomedical engineering.
3. Neuroscience - The exploration of neuroprosthetics and the restoration of sensory feedback for amputees opens up disruptive innovation possibilities within the field of neuroscience.
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