Chemical engineers at Stanford University have developed a stretchable skin that could bring new hope to amputees. The end goal of this new technology is to give amputees the ability to move prostetic devices with better dexterity, even eventually giving patients the ability to control limbs with thought alone.
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Advancements in prosthetic technology are giving hope to amputees, providing the injured with the option to experience more than they currently do. According to an NBC affiliate, today’s high-tech prosthetics give amputees choices in both style and ability.
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From wood and metal to carbon fiber and microprocessors, prosthetic options have progressed dramatically in recent decades. In late 2016, a team at the MIT Media Lab in New England announced plans to implant the first ever prosthetic limb controlled by brain waves.
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A study covered by CBS News reports a new freezing technique, known as Cryoablation Therapy, that can reduce chronic pain at the site of a severed limb. This minimally invasive technique may offer relief to roughly 200,000 Americans who undergo an amputation every year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistics.
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A new artificial skin has been developed that could help amputees feel what they’re touching with prosthetic limbs, according to NBC News. This skin, which is being researched at Stanford University, could translate the pressure of a touch into a digital signal.
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