The first dexterous and sentient hand prosthesis has been successfully implanted

In a pioneering surgery, titanium implants were placed in the two forearm bones (radius and ulnar), from which electrodes to nerves and muscle were extended to extract signals to control a robotic hand and to provide tactile sensations. Conventional prosthetic hands rely on electrodes placed over the skin to extract control signals from the underlying stump muscles. Sixteen electrodes were implanted in this first patient in order to achieve more dexterous control of a novel prosthetic hand developed in Italy by the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and Prensilia.

Source: www.detop-project.eu