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| New bionic arm 'absolutely life-changing' for boy from Bude | New bionic arm 'absolutely life-changing' for boy from Bude |
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| Jayden, 10, received a new bionic arm after a fundraising campaign | Jayden, 10, received a new bionic arm after a fundraising campaign |
| A boy with a limb difference has described his 3D-printed bionic arm as "amazing". | A boy with a limb difference has described his 3D-printed bionic arm as "amazing". |
| Jayden, 10, from Bude, Cornwall, received the motorised arm last week after a fundraising campaign that began in November 2022. | Jayden, 10, from Bude, Cornwall, received the motorised arm last week after a fundraising campaign that began in November 2022. |
| He said it would allow him to cut his food, tie his shoelaces and ride his scooter. | He said it would allow him to cut his food, tie his shoelaces and ride his scooter. |
| Bristol-based Open Bionics, which makes the arm, said prosthetics technology was "moving incredibly quickly". | Bristol-based Open Bionics, which makes the arm, said prosthetics technology was "moving incredibly quickly". |
| Jayden's family said his limb difference, to his left arm, was due to amniotic band syndrome. | Jayden's family said his limb difference, to his left arm, was due to amniotic band syndrome. |
| The syndrome is a rare condition where stray bands of tissue wrap around the limbs of an unborn baby and cut off blood flow. | The syndrome is a rare condition where stray bands of tissue wrap around the limbs of an unborn baby and cut off blood flow. |
| Rebecca said seeing Jayden with the arm was "amazing to watch" | Rebecca said seeing Jayden with the arm was "amazing to watch" |
| The bionic arm is controlled by the user flexing their muscle and those signals are read by myoelectric sensors. | The bionic arm is controlled by the user flexing their muscle and those signals are read by myoelectric sensors. |
| Jayden is still learning to use inactive muscles and, over time, the technology should get easier to use. | Jayden is still learning to use inactive muscles and, over time, the technology should get easier to use. |
| He said his life would change "in lots of ways" after receiving his new arm. | He said his life would change "in lots of ways" after receiving his new arm. |
| "It's amazing, very light and the design of it is really cool," he said. | "It's amazing, very light and the design of it is really cool," he said. |
| Addressing the community who raised £13,000 for the arm, many of them people and businesses from Bude, he said: "Thank you a lot for helping me get this." | Addressing the community who raised £13,000 for the arm, many of them people and businesses from Bude, he said: "Thank you a lot for helping me get this." |
| Jayden is learning to use inactive muscles to control the motorised arm | Jayden is learning to use inactive muscles to control the motorised arm |
| Rebecca, Jayden's mother, said her son's face "lit up" when he saw the arm for the first time. | Rebecca, Jayden's mother, said her son's face "lit up" when he saw the arm for the first time. |
| "The journey getting here has been a lot - it's been overwhelming and it's been amazing all rolled into one," she said. | "The journey getting here has been a lot - it's been overwhelming and it's been amazing all rolled into one," she said. |
| "The things Jayden is going to be able to do with this arm is endless. | "The things Jayden is going to be able to do with this arm is endless. |
| "Seeing his confidence grow as he's growing with the arm, that's going to be amazing to watch." | "Seeing his confidence grow as he's growing with the arm, that's going to be amazing to watch." |
| 'Live their best life' | 'Live their best life' |
| Joel Gibbard, chief executive and co-founder of Open Bionics, said the technology could be "absolutely life-changing" for some patients. | Joel Gibbard, chief executive and co-founder of Open Bionics, said the technology could be "absolutely life-changing" for some patients. |
| "It's something that gives them a huge amount of confidence, enables them to go out into the world and live their best life when they might otherwise be struggling to do so," he said. | "It's something that gives them a huge amount of confidence, enables them to go out into the world and live their best life when they might otherwise be struggling to do so," he said. |
| Joel Gibbard, from Open Bionics, said AI could be "absolutely huge" for people with limb differences | Joel Gibbard, from Open Bionics, said AI could be "absolutely huge" for people with limb differences |
| Mr Gibbard said advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning could one day give users the ability to feel through a bionic arm. | Mr Gibbard said advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning could one day give users the ability to feel through a bionic arm. |
| "This technology is moving incredibly quickly, in particular the control systems with new technologies like AI and machine-learning," he said. | "This technology is moving incredibly quickly, in particular the control systems with new technologies like AI and machine-learning," he said. |
| "It's going to be absolutely huge for being able to do finer movements [or] be able to move different fingers. | "It's going to be absolutely huge for being able to do finer movements [or] be able to move different fingers. |
| "It could be even for Jayden as he gets older, as he gets firmware updates to this arm or future upgrades, he will be able to even more things - more natural and fluid movements - and we're very, very excited to see that future come into play over the next few years." | "It could be even for Jayden as he gets older, as he gets firmware updates to this arm or future upgrades, he will be able to even more things - more natural and fluid movements - and we're very, very excited to see that future come into play over the next few years." |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Bude | Bude |
| Prosthetics | Prosthetics |