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Bionic Limbs

Bionic Limbs. IDS 1999 !0/22/2012 Ryan Cowan N00843984@unf.edu Blake Cowan N00835373@unf.edu. History. Otto Schmitt 1950s 6 Million Dollar Man Jack E. Steele 1958. Manufacturer. Össur : worlds largest Southern California David the farmer 2011. How?. Targeted Muscle Reinnervation

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Bionic Limbs

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  1. Bionic Limbs IDS 1999 !0/22/2012 Ryan Cowan N00843984@unf.edu Blake Cowan N00835373@unf.edu

  2. History • Otto Schmitt 1950s • 6 Million Dollar Man • Jack E. Steele 1958

  3. Manufacturer • Össur: worlds largest • Southern California • David the farmer • 2011

  4. How? • Targeted Muscle Reinnervation • Control Signals

  5. Technology • Advances over time • Carbon composites • Silicon • Textiles • Injection molding

  6. Uses • Replace or Enhance • 2004 fully functioning heart • KwabenaBoahen: Retina • Penn State

  7. Advantages • Daily task • Stronger • Painless • Replaceable • Good Story

  8. Sources • http://science.howstuffworks.com/bionic-arm.htm • http://www.ossur.com/?PageID=12660 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bionics#Specific_uses_of_the_term • http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/prosthetics/smart-bionic-limbs-are-reengineering-the-human-9160299

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