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2. Prosthesis - Wikipedia

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   A prosthesis of this type utilizes the residual neuromuscular system of the human body to control the functions of an electric powered prosthetic hand, wrist, elbow or foot. [97] This is different from an electric switch prosthesis, which requires straps and/or cables actuated by body movements to actuate or operate switches that control the ...

3. Virginia mom who lost arm in shark attack learns insurance ...

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   While she already uses a make-do, body-powered prosthetic hook, Foley said the myoelectric prosthetic hand — an artificial limb controlled through the electrical signals generated by muscles ...

4. Woman who lost hand fighting off a shark is raising money for ...

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   A Virginia woman who lost her hand after defending herself in a savage shark attack in Florida is desperately raising money to pay for a prosthetic hand - after insurance denied to pay for a new limb.

5. I-LIMB Hand - Wikipedia

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   The i-LIMB Hand is the brand name of world's first commercially available bionic hand invented by David Gow and his team at the Bioengineering Centre of the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital in Edinburgh, and manufactured by Touch Bionics. The articulating prosthetic hand has individually powered digits and thumb and has a choice of grips. The i ...

6. E-NABLE - Wikipedia

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   For example, one Canadian chapter recycles excess plastic waste to create the prosthetics. [2] A chapter in Aden, Yemen, is producing prosthetic hands for people injured in Yemen's civil war. [3] The Open Source nature of the project is enabling diverse groups around the world to create prosthetics for people within their own communities. [4]

7. Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs ... - AOL

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   A prosthetic hand is not a luxury device, Kaplan said. The prosthetic clinic has ordered the hand and made the customized socket that will fit around the end of her arm. But until insurance ...

8. Targeted reinnervation - Wikipedia

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   Thus, the only commercially available prosthesis only has powered terminal device (often a hook), wrist rotation and powered elbow. [6] To fully utilize the multiple signals provided by targeted reinnervation, an experimental prosthesis was constructed with added power components: a TouchEMAS shoulder, a humeral rotator, and a hand capable of ...

9. Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs ... - AOL

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   When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs. Adams, 51, lost his right leg to cancer 40 years ago, and ...