Mexican scientist Max Ortiz Catalan (Max Ortiz Catalan) has developed the world’s first prosthesis, connecting directly with the tissues of the body: skeletal, muscular, nervous. The study was conducted at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg (Sweden) in collaboration with Salgrenskoy Hospitals.

created the doctrine device becomes an extension of the human body, for its attachment used osseointegration, a type of implant, at which there is direct contact and functional connection between the implant and the bone tissue. Earlier osseointegration used mainly only in dentistry.

The basic condition of implantation is the use of inert materials for the manufacture of prosthetic components, are unable to cause immunological reactions. The developed device is attached to the bone using titanium implants, electrodes system is connected directly to the muscles and nerves, can transmit a stable signal. With reliable union between the body and the machine, the user can perform tiny, precise movements.

resident of Haparanda (Haparanda) in the north of Sweden, Magnus Niska has become the world’s first person to receive the prosthesis. The operation of the device implantation was carried to him in January 2013. According to the patient’s right arm which had previously been amputated above the elbow, the new technology returned his full life, working capacity. He is currently working machine operator.

Due to the design of robotic arms Magnus can not only control a prosthesis by thought, but also to receive tactile sensations. He says he feels like a man who has won a million on the lottery ticket.

About four hundred people have already received a titanium implant, but only ten of them this year to implant the electrode system. Max Ortiz said that osseointegration technology is not a problem related to the appearance of inflammatory reactions, irritation or discomfort, for all that it significantly improves the quality of life.

Installation titanium implant surgeries are performed today in the United States, Europe, Australia and Chile, but the author hopes to develop that the method proposed by him will be the gold standard of care for patients with limb amputations.

Source: ctrlhelp.com