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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 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 DynamicsAdvanced 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 |
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