Double amputee uses thought-controlled arm
Tony Barr
Description
Collection
Title:
Double amputee uses thought-controlled arm
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
9/15/2006
Text:
Jesse Sullivan has two prosthetic arms, but he can climb a ladder at his
house and roll on a fresh coat of paint. He's also good with a weed-whacker,
bending his elbow and rotating his forearm to guide the machine. He's even
mastered a more sensitive maneuver - hugging his grandchildren.
The motions are coordinated and smooth because his left arm is a bionic
device controlled by his brain. He thinks, Close hand, and electrical
signals sent through surgically re-routed nerves make it happen.
Doctors describe Sullivan as the first amputee with a thought-controlled
artificial arm.
See more below
<URL Redacted>
Anthony T. Barr
President
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
www.ErtlReconstruction.com < <URL Redacted>>
house and roll on a fresh coat of paint. He's also good with a weed-whacker,
bending his elbow and rotating his forearm to guide the machine. He's even
mastered a more sensitive maneuver - hugging his grandchildren.
The motions are coordinated and smooth because his left arm is a bionic
device controlled by his brain. He thinks, Close hand, and electrical
signals sent through surgically re-routed nerves make it happen.
Doctors describe Sullivan as the first amputee with a thought-controlled
artificial arm.
See more below
<URL Redacted>
Anthony T. Barr
President
Barr Foundation
www.oandp.com/barr
www.ErtlReconstruction.com < <URL Redacted>>
Citation
Tony Barr, “Double amputee uses thought-controlled arm,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/227226.
