MIAMI, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Years after his hand was amputated in a traumatic accident, a hand amputee can “feel” again, thanks to technology FIU engineers have developed along with Nikao Inc, Cochlear Inc, and NIH.  That person – the first person with a hand amputation who has been fitted with a neural-enabled prosthetic hand (NEPH) system that has a fully implanted, wirelessly controlled neurostimulator – has been using it at home for almost four months. The results are promising to researchers who hope to restore “feeling” to people with upper limb amputation.  “Recouping the ability to feel objects again is like having my hand back, which is something I never thought possible. It’s an absolute gamechanger for me,” said Jason Little, the hand amputee.

The NEPH system, was developed at Florida International University by Ranu Jung and her Adaptive Neural Systems Laboratory team, along with Nikao Inc, Cochlear Inc, and NIH.

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