When two OrthoCarolina doctors had an idea of how to restore movement for hand amputees, they turned to the OrthoCarolina Research Institute for funding. The result was the Starfish Procedure, a technique where surface myoelectric signals trigger individual robotic fingers by simply thinking about moving them. This prosthetic technology is the first of its kind in the world.
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