Wednesday, March 14, 2012

A technology of hope

To toss a baseball, write a letter or pick a flower are simplemovements the able-bodied take for granted.

Yet for quadriplegics, being able to accomplish these acts wouldradically change their day-to-day lives. Miraculously, NeuroControlCorp., a company formed by researchers at Case Western ReserveUniversity, has developed an electronic hand that can make what wasonce an unthinkable task a possibility. The Freehand, the world'sfirst surgical …

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