Upper Extremity Amputees Testing New i-LIMB™ Hand

July 2007 — Redondo Beach, Calif.

Advanced Arm Dynamics, one of the nation’s leading providers of upper extremity prostheses, announced today that it has been testing the i-LIMB™ Hand with some of its patients. Working with Touch Bionics, the new device has 5 individually powered digits that can be controlled by the patient and that does virtually everything a living human hand can do.

The fantasy of being able to replace living body parts with man-made devices was once the province of TV shows like The Six Million Dollar Man and movies such as RoboCop. Now, the nation’s leading developer of upper extremity prostheses is transforming that fantasy into reality.

“AAD is uniquely positioned to work with all of the world’s leading manufacturers of components on cutting edge research and development projects. Our work with the i-Limb hand has been exciting. The patients we have fit with this device have been impressed with its usefulness of the various grip patterns,” said Dan Conyers, Northwest Clinical Director for AAD.”

The i-LIMB™ Hand brings new hope to people who have suffered amputations resulting from industrial accidents, traffic accidents or war-related injuries. It will replace simpler, less functional hand prostheses now in use and will allow users to achieve a more normal lifestyle and return to jobs that require higher levels of manual dexterity.

This month, ten AAD patients are being fitted with the new hand, advancing a research and development process that is now in its final stages. Soon, amputees across the country will have access to this startling technological breakthrough.

About Advanced Arm Dynamics

Advanced Arm Dynamics, Inc. (AAD) is one of the nation’s leading providers of upper extremity prostheses. AAD empowers patients to return to work and lead active lifestyles by working with each patient throughout the fitting and rehabilitation process. The company’s services include state-of-the art technologies and techniques, rehabilitation planning, insurance justification and authorization negotiations, occupational therapy and psychological counseling and a patient-to-patient mentoring program. Advanced Arm Dynamics Centers of Excellence facilities are located in Texas, Iowa and Oregon. For additional information on Advanced Arm Dynamics, please visit our Web site at www.armdynamics.com.

Contacts:

Mindy Gormley
Advanced Arm Dynamics
310-372-3050
mgormley@armdynamics.com