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Star Wars-Style "Bionic Hand' Fitted To First Patients

Posted by samzenpus on from the that's-quite-a-grip dept.

schwit1 writes "Three Austrians have replaced injured hands with bionic ones that they can control using nerves and muscles transplanted into their arms from their legs. The three men are the first to undergo what doctors refer to as "bionic reconstruction," which includes a voluntary amputation, the transplantation of nerves and muscles and learning to use faint signals from them to command the hand. Previously, people with bionic hands have primarily controlled them with manual settings."

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  1. 1973... by Frosty+Piss · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What is this âoeStar Warsâ you speak of? The Six Million Dollar Man perfected this technology in 1973.

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    1. Re:1973... by sexconker · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Star Wars took place long, long time ago. So what is this 1973 you are talking about?

      Wrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong.
      The quote is "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....".

  2. Re:This type of technology makes me happy. by Fire_Wraith · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Better yet, have one with fake skin so you can cut it off and do the "reveal", Terminator style.

  3. Re:This type of technology makes me happy. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Dumbass. It's RED that makes things go faster. Jeez, the technical knowledge on Slashdot is really going downhill these days...

  4. Did i read that right? by jordanjay29 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Removing a useless limb to replace it with a working mechanical facsimile? Seems reasonable to me.