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2. Prosthesis - Wikipedia

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   This is "the oldest functional leg prosthesis known to date". [27] Iron prosthetic hand believed to have been owned by Götz von Berlichingen (1480–1562) "Illustration of mechanical hand", c. 1564 Artificial iron hand believed to date from 1560 to 1600

3. 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]

4. Iron hand (prosthesis) - Wikipedia

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   Iron hands are metal prostheses for hands and upper extremities from the Middle Ages and early modern period. These designs combined cosmetic and functional properties. The most famous example of an iron hand was made around the year 1530, being the second prosthetic hand made for the German knight Götz von Berlichingen. [1]

5. Prosthetic innovation: 'It's like you have a hand again' - study

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   Today's artificial limbs can look very natural, and now an innovative process makes prosthetic hands move more naturally as well. In an innovative experiment, scientists have shown that the nerves ...

6. Touch Bionics releases new prosthetic fingers, flips the old ...

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   The only upgrades available for our puny human hands are gaming controller calluses, but if you're sporting an i-LIMB digits hand prosthesis, you can now grab a set of improved fingers. Touch ...

7. Mind-controlled prosthetic is 'like having a hand again'

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   This artificial hand is being controlled by nerves in Karen Sussex's arms. She is one of many amputees taking part in an experiment - which aims to let amputees move prosthetic fingers and thumbs ...

8. 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 ...

9. Michelangelo Hand - Wikipedia

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   It is the first prosthesis to feature an electronically actuated thumb which mimics natural human hand movements. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Michelangelo Hand can be used for a variety of delicate everyday tasks, was first fitted to an Austrian elective-amputee in July 2010 [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and has been in use by military and civilian amputees in the ...