Sensitive Prosthetic Limb Lets Patients Feel Their Steps

Jun-15-15 An artificial leg able to “feel” could make the prosthetic limb safer to use while also helping eliminate phantom pains.

Attaching the “sensory enhanced” prosthetic leg involves first surgically moving the patient’s nerve endings so they will connect to the stimulators in the leg, which communicate with six sensors in the foot of the prosthetic. When these sensors detect pressure, that information is transmitted via the stimulators to the patient’s brain, allowing the patient to “feel” the pressure. This added sensation helps to improve balance while walking while also relieving the phantom pains triggered by the brain as it searches for signals from the missing limb.

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