[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..
How Jason got the arms that are controlled by iPhone
In 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.
cnn.com"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.
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 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
In 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.
natureworldnews.comIt 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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