William Lin, CanWest News Service; Ottawa Citizen
Published: Monday, July 23, 2007 Article tools

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OTTAWA -- At an age when many bodies begin to slow down, John German is rediscovering the simple pleasures of using his hands to peel a banana and operate a manual can opener.

After losing part of his left arm two decades ago, he has avoided such simple joys as using his previous prosthetic to grasp the fingers of a baby for fear he could hurt the child.

About a month ago, the 40-year-old clinical technician from Altoona, Penn., switched to the remarkably human-like i-LIMB, a new bionic hand that its company hails as a "generational step" in prosthetics.....The i-LIMB provides patients with new grips that weren't possible for amputees before, allowing them to insert a key into a hole, put on a tie and, in German's case, peel a banana.

The hand uses a rotating thumb and individually powered fingers to form various grips. Also, the skin covering is convincingly life-like, with knuckles and fingernails.....
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Wow, that is so amazing.

Edited: Forgot the link, what a ditz