New Nerve and Muscle Interfaces Aid Wounded Warrior Amputees From: Medical Design Technology - 06/12/2013 By: DARPA Advances enable advanced prosthetic control and direct sensory feedback Since 2000, more than 2,000 servicemembers have suffered amputated limbs. DARPA’s breakthrough research with advanced prosthetic limbs controlled by brain interfaces is well documented, but such research is currently limited to quadriplegics; practical applications of brain interfaces for amputees are still in the future. In contrast, nerve and muscle interfaces allow amputees to control advanced prosthetics in the near term. Recent demonstrations may give Wounded Warriors hope that they can soon take advantage of these breakthroughs. Read the entire article at: http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2013/06/new-nerve-and-muscle-interfaces-aid-wounded-warrior-amputees Links: Reliable Neural-Interface Technology (RE-NET) http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/MTO/Programs/Reliable_Neural-Interface_Technology_%28RE-NET%29.aspx Targeted Muscle Re-innveration for Advanced Prosthetic Control (with video 0:43) http://www.mdtmag.com/videos/2013/06/targeted-muscle-re-innveration-advanced-prosthetic-control Nerve Interface for Direct Sensory Feedback http://www.mdtmag.com/videos/2013/06/nerve-interface-direct-sensory-feedback