A prosthetic arm that "feels"
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Physiatrist and engineer Todd Kuiken is building a prosthetic arm that connects with the human nervous system -- improving motion, control and even feeling. Onstage, patient Amanda Kitts helps demonstrate this next-gen robotic arm.
Physiatrist and engineer Todd Kuiken is building a prosthetic arm that connects with the human nervous system -- improving motion, control and even feeling. Onstage, patient Amanda Kitts helps demonstrate this next-gen robotic arm.
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A doctor and engineer, Todd Kuiken builds new prosthetics that connect with the human nervous system. Yes: bionics.
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Center for Bionic Medicine
Todd Kuiken et al. | Journal of the American Medical Association, February 11, 2009 | Article
Targeted muscle reinnervation for real-time myoelectric control of multifunction artificial arms
Todd Kuiken et al. | The Lancet, February 3, 2007 | Article
Targeted reinnervation for enhanced prosthetic arm function in a woman with a proximal amputation: A case study
Helen Huang et al. | Annals of Biomedical Engineering, September 2009 | Article
Spatial filtering improves EMG classification accuracy following targeted muscle reinnervation
Guanglin Li et al. | IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, April 2010 | Article
Quantifying pattern recognition-based myoelectric control of multifunctional transradial prostheses
Todd Kuiken et al. | PNAS, December 11, 2007 | Article
Redirection of cutaneous sensation from the hand to the chest skin of human amputees with targeted reinnervation
Aimee Schultz et al. | Brain Research, January 28, 2009 | Article
Vibrotactile detection thresholds for chest skin of amputees following targeted reinnervation surgery
Paul Marasco et al. | Brain, June 2009 | Article
Sensory capacity of reinnervated skin after redirection of amputated upper limb nerves to the chest
Jonathon Sensinger et al. | IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, October 2009 | Article
Examination of force discrimination in human upper limb amputees with reinnervated limb sensation following peripheral nerve transfer
Paul Marasco et al. | Brain, March 2011 | Article
Robotic touch shifts perception of embodiment to a prosthesis in targeted reinnervation amputees
Peter S. Kim et al. | Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury, March 18, 2010 | Article
Novel model for end-neuroma formation in the amputated rabbit forelimb
Jason Ko et al. | Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury, October 13, 2011 | Article
A quantitative evaluation of gross versus histologic neuroma formation in a rabbit forelimb amputation model: Potential implications for the operative treatment and study of neuromas
Jason M. Souza et al. | Current Surgery Reports, March 2014 | Article
Advances in transfemoral amputee rehabilitation
Kathy Stubblefield et al. | Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 2009 | Article
Occupational therapy protocol for amputees with targeted muscle reinnervation
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