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Thursday, August 05, 2004Sullivan doesn't have to think hard anymore about doing something; he simply does it the way he always did. 'I feel my hand when I want to pick something up, then I just close my hand,' he said. When he wants to grab a bottle of water, for instance, the computerized arm moves forward, the elbow bends and the mechanical hand grasps the bottle, bringing it to his lips, as his natural arm once did. It has its drawbacks, though: It feels so natural, in fact, that Sullivan forgot himself this summer and yanked off the mechanical hand trying to start a lawn mower. The arm had to be sent back to the Rehabilitation Institute for repairs. Sullivan has a myoelectric hand, which is controlled by the same neural pathways he used to control his original hand. posted by Sydney on 8/05/2004 10:07:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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