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Monday, January 28, 2008

Bluetooth Technology Aiding Amputees

For double leg amputees, Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill and Army Lt.Col. Gregory Gadson, new Bluetooth enabled prosthetic legs are helping them to return to a normal life. CNN has the story of how these war vets are rehabilitating using the technology and blazing new ground for future amputees. The prosthetics "have Bluetooth receivers strapped to the ankle area. The Bluetooth device on each leg tells the other leg what it's doing, how it's moving, whether walking, standing or climbing steps, for example." The devices have not allowed the soldiers to be free from crutches and wheel chairs completely, but represent a major step forward towards normal mobility.

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