Bionic Medical Devices: What's Holding Them Back?
From: Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry - 07/31/2013
By: Jamie Hartford

It takes money to build a Six Million Dollar Man, but funding has been hard
to come by for companies developing bionic technologies.

Bionic prostheses, which use electronics to restore biological functions that
have been lost or compromised, are among the most exciting medical devices.
Thanks to bionics, babies born deaf can hear, people who have lost their
sight can see, people living with paralysis can walk, lower-limb amputees can
run, and upper-limb amputees can type on a keyboard. Bionic medical devices
make occurrences once considered miracles happen every day.

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