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- | //This is a placeholder page until RP Staff hammers out the final details. | + | // |
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Claudia Mitchell, a former Marine and amputee, tested a prosthetic arm developed by Dr. Todd Kuiken at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. A plastic surgeon, Dr. Gregory Dumainian at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago re-directed the nerves that control her missing arm to her chest. The nerves re-grew close to the skin of her chest. Tiny electrodes on her skin picked up the electrical activity of these nerves and sent signals to the motors in the arm. She was able to control the arm's movements by thinking about it. | Claudia Mitchell, a former Marine and amputee, tested a prosthetic arm developed by Dr. Todd Kuiken at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. A plastic surgeon, Dr. Gregory Dumainian at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago re-directed the nerves that control her missing arm to her chest. The nerves re-grew close to the skin of her chest. Tiny electrodes on her skin picked up the electrical activity of these nerves and sent signals to the motors in the arm. She was able to control the arm's movements by thinking about it. | ||
- | //OOC Note: As of 2011, the prosthetic arm is not truly biomechatronic in that signals only go one way, from Claudia to the arm. Dr. Kuiken is working on the next step of having the arm provide feedback to her, including sensations such as pain and pressure. Note also that this is different than a myoelectric prosthesis | + | //OOC Note: As of 2011, the prosthetic arm is not truly biomechatronic in that signals only go one way, from Claudia to the arm. Dr. Kuiken is working on the next step of having the arm provide feedback to her, including sensations such as pain and pressure. Note also that this is different than a myoelectric prosthesis |
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- | * Metal is NOT better than meat, just different. Autologous cloned body parts are available in a number | + | |
- | * In addition to being vulnerable to taser-style electrical effects, biomechatronic limbs are also vulnerable | + | |
- | * Artificial limbs may be stronger than their meat counterparts, but they're still ultimately anchored to muscle and bone. So, yes, you might be able to crush a cue ball in your hand, but no, you can't lift that truck/ | + | |
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- | As always, RP Staff has final say over what' | + | |
- | - Hagalaz | + | One thing that has not changed is the requirement for rehabilitation and training in a controlled environment to allow the host body and new limb to become a single functional unit. |
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* biomechatronics | * biomechatronics | ||
- | * sieve integrated circuit electrode | ||
* biomedical engineering | * biomedical engineering | ||
* multielectrode array | * multielectrode array |
biomechatronics.txt · Last modified: 2011/07/24 02:42 by hagalaz