Reynolds became the world's first wearing full function i-Limb one of bionic hand
Reynolds with bionic hand i-Limb to work
[/]: United Kingdom Surrey Haslemere young Avon · Reynolds 3 years ago in an accident in the loss of the left forearm, which he joined the army's dream one day break. Today, he's advanced bionic hand, was able to resume a normal life.
Lost his left arm
An evening in the summer of 2006, Reynolds outing aboard friends after preparing the car home. He shrugged his left arm on car window, driving, friends, the car inadvertently close a sentry box rub of the carpark.
"Terrible, I immediately lost his arm," United Kingdom "times of 20 January quote Reynolds, reported that" I have always wanted to join the army, that is my lifelong pursuit, I dream to be able to enter the Sandhurst (Royal Military Academy). ”
"It is obvious that this dream is not possible, I destroyed. ”
Fortunately, Reynolds friends immediately with the tourniquet to his bandage, let him not killed because of excessive bleeding.
Bionic hand
Shortly after, Reynolds's brother Richard saw on television news of bionic hand, immediately contacted the developer Staci biotechnology company.
The company was still in the research and development in the final stages of the bionic hand. Reynolds wait company and restoration experts argumentation and trial and error, and finally the wait is his left hand.
The bionic hand and general appearance of artificial limbs, not only realistic, flexible and convenient to use. It has more than one joint, you can do a fine movements.
Bionic hand to battery provides energy, through the muscle movement in the Palm of the hand and fingers for electrical drives. Researchers in the left upper arm Reynolds residues to install sensors, and bionic hand. The left upper arm movement, can produce bioelectricity "command" bionic hand movement. Bionic hand can sense the grip, the convenience of users more control.
Easy to use
With this hand, Reynolds can pick up the paper Cup filled with water, you can cut carrots, you can also eat potato chips walking Street, these are before he would dream to think about.
"After the accident, I thought I had no chance with his left to do things, but it (bionic hand) changed my life, this is truly incredible," Reynolds said.
"I need to do is imagine picking up or grab something to hand to his move. …… My surprise is that with bionic hand, I only spent a few minutes to more flexible use of it. ”
Staci biotechnology company developing bionic hand of the United States by time magazine as one of the best inventions of the year 2008. Currently, there are about 450 people worldwide use the latest technology. In the United Kingdom, such a bionic hand, priced at about $ 1 million (approximately US $ 1.43 million).
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