[VIDEO] First Man to Have Arms Controlled Via iPhone
Jason Koger, a double amputee has become world's first person to get pair of bionic hands that can be controlled by an iPhone app. In an accident almost too horrifying for words, Jason ran over a fallen power line with his four-wheeler. 7,200 volts ran through his system, and the accident was so horrifying, he needed to have both his arms amputated. After getting the bionic hands, Jason said he has been able to hold his daughter's hand for the first time in five years since his accident. Read on..
By Sadho Ram — 22 Apr 2013, 03:48 AM — Updated over 10 years ago
How Jason got the arms that are controlled by iPhone
New hands: Jason Koger, a double amputee has become the first person in the world to get pair of bionic hands that can be controlled by an iPhone app
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Live showing: Koger appeared on CNN to show how the i-Limb Ultra Revolution works
Image via dailymail.co.ukIn 2008, Jason, the young husband and father was riding his four-wheeler on his grandfather's farm when he came in contact with a downed power line. His body was jolted with 7,200 volts of electricity.
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In action: Using the prosthetic hands Koger changed grip patterns using the corresponding iPhone app
Image via dailymail.co.uk"I remember waking up from an induced coma a few days later and being told that they had to amputate my both hands in order to save my life," said Koger, now 34.
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Loss of limbs: Koger, a father of two, lost his hands five years ago when he fell on a power line at his grandparents farm
Image via dailymail.co.ukHis parents kept telling him he will get through this. And he has. Since his accident, Koger has had a variety of prosthetic hands to help him function with his "new normal" in everyday life
cnn.comFor the first time in 5 years I can hold my daughter's hand. I can't tell you what a gift that feels like,’ said Koger.
dailymail.co.ukInfographic: How the i-Limb works
The hand can be controlled using an app but it can also pick up on muscle signals
Image via imgur.comThe wearer of the hand can use an app to choose one of 24 different grips. Alternatively, the hand can be controlled by muscle signals.
dailymail.co.ukElectrodes in the wrist pick up electrical impulses created by contracting muscles and these are interpreted by a computer in the back of the hand.
dailymail.co.ukThe computer then moves the hand into any of a series of pre-set patterns.
dailymail.co.ukIn pics: i-Limb, the revolutionary 'bionic hand', in action
Touch Bionics' i-limb ultra revolution prosthetic hand features a rotating thumb, five individually powered fingers, a rotatable wrist and aluminium chassis
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The company claims that this is the most dextrous prosthetic hand ever made
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It comes with an iOS app that allows the user to control the hand's grip using their smartphone
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The app means that the wearer can choose from 24 different grips at the touch of a button
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The app can also offers training on how to best use the device and can diagnose problems with it
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It comes in black or neutral, can automatically return to a natural position after a period of inactivity and is powered by a battery
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Each of the fingers bends at the joints and can be adapted to fit around any shape of object that the owner wants to grasp
Image via dailymail.co.ukIn brief: About i-Limb
i-limb ultra revolution prosthetic hand features a rotating thumb, 5 individually powered fingers, a rotatable wrist and aluminium chassis. It is the most dexterous prosthetic hand ever made.
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It is also the first upper limb prosthesis to be created which can be controlled using an app.
It comes with an iOS app that allows the user to control the hand’s grip using their smartphone.
It can also be used for everything from typing to tying shoe laces. However, the device is so technical that users have to undergo rigorous training to get the most out of it.
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