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Spaulding Rehab Network Testing Advanced Prosthetics in New Study
The Charlestown-based hospital is looking at utilizing a newly-powered bionic limb for amputees.
Experts at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network in Charlestown are looking to test out a new prosthetic limb technology in a study to see how amputees in various circumstances would benefit from the devices.
The battery-powered prosthetics to be used were developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab, and Bedford-based BiOM is looking to utilize the technology, according to NECN.
Spaulding has served as a hub for treating many amputee victims from last year's Boston Marathon bombings, with several of the victims having credited the hospital with recovery efforts. One such victim is Adrianne Haslet-Davis, a dancer who lost her left leg in the bombings and who recently received recognition for utilizing the advanced prosthetic.
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The medical director of Spaulding's Amputee Program and Musculoskeletal program is looking to have a group of up to 12 patients explain how a BiOM device could help amputee patients from various medical backgrounds, according to the NECN.
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