The Patient Produces Movements in a Virtual Hand (IMAGE)

Chalmers University of Technology

The Patient Produces Movements in a Virtual Hand

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The patient is instructed by Dr. Ortiz Catalan to produce movements as indicated in the virtual hand. Muscular electrical activity captured by the implanted electrodes is displayed in the screen. This information is learned by the artificial limb to then respond to the desired movements.

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Dr. Max Ortiz Catalan

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