Experts at the medical technology company, Otto Bock Healthcare, which developed the first mind-controlled arm which is success and the first person to take full advantage of this bionic arm is Christian Kandlbauer. Christian was the "guinea pig" for the four-year research project.
Four years ago Christian lost both his arms after being electrocuted by 20,000 volts. Now he is able to control all of the joints in his left prosthetic arm by merely thinking about what he wants his arm to do.
Experts at the medical technology company, Otto Bock Healthcare, which developed the mind-controlled arm, say it is the first project of its kind in Europe.
They will announce at an international conference in Leipzig, Germany, that the technology is ready to leave the laboratory and be put to everyday use.
Surgeons at Vienna General Hospital transplanted the nerves that previously controlled his healthy limb to the chest muscles in a six-hour operation.
The transplanted nerves allow electrical impulses from the brain to reach the muscles in the chest.
The muscles act like a booster, amplifying the signal to a level that can be picked up by electrodes on the surface of the chest.
These signals are interpreted by a micro-computer, and used to control a prosthesis which responds in real time to thoughts from his brain.
This allows him to control his prosthetic arm as if it were his real arm.
Src: [news.bbc.co.uk]
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