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Todd Kuiken: A Prosthetic Arm that Feels

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Online Video

Reviewed Date

Jan 26, 2023

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Watch this TED talk to hear RIC expert Dr. Todd Kuiken describe cutting-edge discoveries that are changing the lives of people with amputations and limb deficiencies. Learn more about bionic medicine and robotics in rehabilitation through this eye-opening presentation.

At Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, formerly known as  Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD is researching amputation, prosthetics, electrodiagnosis, and prosthetic control systems, using nerve-muscle grafts to obtain additional myoelectric control signal and bioelectromagnetics modeling to improve prosthetic design and human gait. All applications provide state-of-the-art care for persons with amputations or limb deficiencies.
 

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