Clinical Update (03/2007)

Recent clinical developments in the medical device industry, including developments in Artificial Limbs, Tissue-Engineered Therapy for ACL Tears, using Genes to Identify Early Atherosclerosis, and Stem Cell News.

A new technique involving nerve regrowth and sensors now allows a patient with a prosthetic arm to feel its movements according to researchers at the Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs (NECAL) at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago(Chicago, IL).

The technique, called targeted muscle reinnervation, involves maintaining sensation from the amputated arm by transferring the nerves that used to...

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