Top Medical Innovations At Healthcare 2016

According to the developers, the main goal here is no just to restore the
normal functions of the limb but also to establish a reconnection to the
physical world for those patients who go through amputations.
These prosthetics also give patients the chance to feel not only the texture but
also the hand’s location on the object that comes in contact with the prosthetic
limb.
The secret behind the consistency and precision of these new prosthetics
lies in technological concepts behind the development of the mind-controlled
prosthetic. The artificial arm makes use of a technology known as
osseointegration, or the prosthetic’s direct attachment to the skeleton, that
then provides mechanical stability.
The neuromuscular cuff electrodes are being implanted for them to enclose
the primary nerve bundles found in the arm whereas, before, electrodes were
being placed on the skin surface.
The mind-controlled prosthetics can also interface with the body’s
natural neuromuscular system. This way, the latest prosthetics become more
integrated with the wearer’s body in a way that was completely different from
before.
This technology has also incorporated patterned stimulation intensity that
approximates various kinds of tactile stimuli by way of algorithms. Due to this,
wearers no longer experience paresthesia, or the tingling usually associated
with traditional prosthetics.
Implanted cuff electrodes can create 16-19 sensory points on these prosthetic
hands that relay more stable responses to their wearer, while the computer
algorithms approximate the neural responses to every distinct texture.
The mind-controlled technology underwent several development stages
before it was able to reach its present level of sophistication. Needless to say,
there are a lot of things to celebrate because these mind-controlled artificial
limbs open brand new doors in the biomedical engineering field.
Researchers are now looking forward to how their development of
sensitive prosthetic arms will be translated to prosthetic legs that will benefit a