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Title: FDA Gives Thumbs-Up to 'Luke' Prosthetic Arm Post by: HCK on May 13, 2014, 02:00:19 pm FDA Gives Thumbs-Up to 'Luke' Prosthetic Arm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the marketing of a prosthetic arm nicknamed "Luke" in a nod to the bionic hand grafted onto Star Wars hero Luke Skywalker after his was cut off by Darth Vader's light saber. The arm, eight years in the making, was funded by the military. It was developed by Deka Research, founded by Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway. Source: FDA Gives Thumbs-Up to 'Luke' Prosthetic Arm (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80434.html?rss=1) |