Just Think About It: Neuro-Prostheses Are Not Far Off, Ossur Says
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Ossur expects to reach clinical trials with early applications of its neurosensing technology within the next two years, enabling prosthetic limb users to exercise voluntary control over the device at a neurological level, according to VP-Research & Development Hilmar Janusson
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