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Podcast: Dean Kamen: New prosthetic arm for veterans
View Podcast Online? Yeshttp://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/dean_kamen_previews_a_new_prosthetic_arm.htmlPodcast length: 5 minutes 9 SecondsPodcast DescriptionPart of a talk from TED 2007, in which Dean Kamen introduced the rationale behind, decisions leading up to and creation of the first real advance in prosthetic arms since the US civil war; the original version of the Luke Arm. Presenter BiographiesDean KamenDean Kamen is an innovator, but not just of things. He hopes to revolutionize attitudes, quality of life, awareness. While an undergraduate, he developed the first portable infusion device, which delivers drug treatments that once required round-the-clock hospital care. And, through his DEKA Research and Development, which he cofounded in 1982, he developed a portable dialysis machine, a vascular stent, and the iBOT -- a motorized wheelchair that climbs stairs. Transcript Available? NoAudio file available? NoPodcast Download? Yes16.7 MB http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/download/video/3946/talk/82Podcast viewing notes
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