High-tech rehab center dedicates new space
From: VA Research Currents - 09/2006

Taking part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony held this spring at VA's
Cleveland-based Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center to mark the opening
of its new offices were Murray Altose, MD, associate chief of staff for
research at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center; Ronald Triolo, PhD,
executive director of the APT Center; Neal Peachey, PhD, chief of research
for the APT Center; and medical center director William Montague. Established
last year by VA’s Rehabilitation Research and Development Service in
partnership with Case Western Reserve University, the APT Center has
capabilities in microelectromechanical systems design and fabrication; neural
interfacing; polymer and bioactive material development; rapid prototyping;
and circuit and software design. Scientists and engineers at the center will
design and build prototypes for advanced prosthetics systems, sensory aids,
and other clinical applications to help veterans with limb loss, immobility,
and sensory deficits. 

Read the article at:
http://www.research.va.gov/resources/pubs/docs/va_research_currents_september_06.pdf

Link:
APT Center Overview
http://www.aptcenter.research.va.gov/