Robotic Prostheses For Human Faces

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday February 16, 2009 @10:37AM from the make-them-wireless-for-fun-and-amusement dept.

holy_calamity writes "New Scientist reports on a patent application that suggests implanting polymer muscles beneath the skin of people suffering paralysis of the face to give them control of their features. The technique has already been used successfully to reanimate the eyelids of human cadavers. Movement could be returned to other facial features and even paralyzed limbs in the same way, the surgeons at University of California Davis say. The full patent application is also available on the WIPO site."

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Way cool by flaming+error · 2009-02-16 10:38 · Score: 5, Funny

> The technique has already been used successfully to reanimate the eyelids of human cadavers.
That'll make such a great party trick.
Potential here! by Trillan · 2009-02-16 10:45 · Score: 5, Funny

Before you know it, being dead won't be nearly the handicap it is now.
What's that? I missed the point?