Prosthesis journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSenior author Prof Jeroen Bergmann, from the department of engineering science, called it a “novel prosthetic option that can be used without limiting any of the user’s body movements”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said: “It is one of the \ufb01rst truly new design approaches for power and control of a body-powered prosthetic since the emergence of the cable-driven system over two centuries ago.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cable-driven body-powered prosthetics have been used since the early 19th Century, but can be expensive to maintain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Researchers said “little progress” had been made in developing new types of body-powered devices, as opposed to those powered externally with batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They said the new device was suitable for children and adolescents who were still growing, and requires minimal maintenance and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jane Hewitt, a trustee of LimbBo, a UK-based charity for children with limb differences, said: “We welcome this research as a completely different approach to enabling our children to have the help that a prosthetic such as this would give them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The element of choice is important, and we would fully support any research and development plans that enable this.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mobility India, an NGO based in Bengaluru, India, has been carrying out user tests with the technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesperson said: “The breathing-powered prosthetic has the potential to broaden prosthetic options for children and adolescents, especially in India and other developing countries that lack appropriate technology.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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