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Clinical trials of robotic legs helping patients walk again
Expert clinicians and engineers at the University of Kent are carrying out the first clinical trials of robotic legs for patients.
May 12, 2016
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Flesh-eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands
(AP)—A woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease has been fitted with prosthetic hands.
May 18, 2013
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Man with bionic leg to climb Chicago skyscraper
(AP)—Zac Vawter considers himself a test pilot. After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, the 31-year-old software engineer signed up to become a research subject, helping to test a trailblazing prosthetic leg ...
Oct 31, 2012
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Bionic leg makes amputee faster on his feet
Craig Hutto considers himself part bionic man. In 2005, doctors amputated his leg after a shark attacked him during a fishing trip off the Florida Gulf Coast.
Jan 24, 2012
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Bionic leg undergoing clinical trials
(Medical Xpress) -- A "bionic" leg designed for people who have lost a lower leg is undergoing clinical trials sponsored by the US Army. The researchers hope the leg will be able to learn the patient's nerve signal patterns ...
