acm-header
Sign In

Communications of the ACM

ACM News

The Quadriplegic Who Moved His Hand


View as: Print Mobile App Share:
Ian Burkhart moves hand

Doctors and researchers watch intently as Ian Burkhart becomes the first patient to move his paralyzed hand using groundbreaking technology called Neurobridge.

Credit: Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Ian Burkhart was 19 and fearless and horsing around in the surf with friends on vacation in North Carolina’s Outer Banks when he mistimed a dive and a wave drove him headfirst into a sandbar.

From Slate
View Full Article

 


 

No entries found

Sign In for Full Access
» Forgot Password? » Create an ACM Web Account