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<p><img src="/uploads/548a3e5560b12_1263.JPG" unselectable="on"></p><h4></h4><h4></h4><h4><a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/rewalk-robotics-new-exoskeleton-lets-paraplegic-stroll-the-streets-of-nyc" target="_blank">ReWalk Robotics's New Exoskeleton Lets Paraplegic Stroll the NYC Streets</a></h4><p>By Eliza Strickland Posted 15 July 2015 | 20:15 GMT</p><p>Photo: Eliza Strickland</p><p><p><img src="/uploads/55a726167b4d7.png" unselectable="on"></p><p>Yesterday, a paralyzed man strapped on a pair of robotic legs and stepped out a hotel door, joining the flow of rushing pedestrians on a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan.</p><p>The user, Robert Woo, was demonstrating a new exoskeleton unveiled this week, the <a href="http://rewalk.com/rewalk-robotics-unveils-sixth-generation-personal-system-home-community-use-rewalk-6-0/">ReWalk Personal 6.0</a> from Israel’s ReWalk Robotics. He got a few curious looks as he strode forward in his sleek black gear, but the fast-walking New Yorkers didn’t slow down or clear space for him.</p><p>
<p><p>U.S. regulators <a href="http://rewalk.com/rewalk-robotics-announces-expansion-to-india-with-saimed-innovations-2-2-2-2-3-2-3/">approved a prior version of the ReWalk system</a> for people with spinal cord injuries, and cleared it for both clinical and personal use. It’s the only exoskeleton to receive that wide-ranging clearance thus far, meaning it’s the first exoskeleton to make it out of the hospital and into the wild. Jasinski says 66 people have purchased ReWalks so far and brought them home. Of those first purchasers, Jasinski says 11 got reimbursement from their insurance providers. </p><p><a href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/rewalk-robotics-new-exoskeleton-lets-paraplegic-stroll-the-streets-of-nyc" target="_blank">Read more</a></p><p><img src="/uploads/54ad19735dcd3_1263.jpg" unselectable="on"></p><h4></h4><h4></h4><h4></h4><h4></h4><h4></h4><h4><a href="http://www.massgeneral.org/about/pressrelease.aspx?id=1815" target="_blank">MGH team develops transplantable bioengineered forelimb in an animal model</a></h4><p> By Noah Brown posted 2 June 2015</p><p><p><img src="/uploads/55a72b0f40f1e.jpg" unselectable="on"></p><p>“The composite nature of our limbs makes building a functional biological
replacement particularly challenging,” explains <a href="http://ottlab.mgh.harvard.edu/">Harald Ott, MD</a>, of the
MGH Department of Surgery and the <a href="http://www.massgeneral.org/regenmed/">Center for Regenerative Medicine</a>, senior author of the paper.
“Limbs contain muscles, bone, cartilage, blood vessels, tendons, ligaments and
nerves – each of which has to be rebuilt and requires a specific supporting
structure called the matrix. We have shown that we can maintain the matrix of
all of these tissues in their natural relationships to each other, that we can
culture the entire construct over prolonged periods of time, and that we can
repopulate the vascular system and musculature.” </p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p143bISuEJk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><p><br>The authors note that
more than 1.5 million individuals in the U.S. have lost a limb, and although
prosthetic technology has greatly advanced, the devices still have many
limitations in terms of both function and appearance. Over the past two decades
a number of patients have received donor hand transplants, and while such
procedures can significantly improve quality of life, they also expose
recipients to the risks of life-long immunosuppressive therapy. While the
progenitor cells needed to regenerate all of the tissues that make up a limb
could be provided by the potential recipient, what has been missing is the
matrix or scaffold on which cells could grow into the appropriate tissues.</p><p><a href="http://www.massgeneral.org/about/pressrelease.aspx?id=1815" target="_blank">Read more</a></p><p>Related journal : <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014296121500438X" target="_blank">Biomaterials</a></p><h4></h4><h4></h4>
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