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Prosthetic fingers aid fine motor skills (photos)

TouchBionics shows off its new ProDigits prosthetic fingers.

Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
Elizabeth Armstrong Moore is based in Portland, Oregon, and has written for Wired, The Christian Science Monitor, and public radio. Her semi-obscure hobbies include climbing, billiards, board games that take up a lot of space, and piano.
Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
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Eric Jones holds Lego block with prosthetic fingers

Eric Jones, who lost the fingers and thumb in his right hand as he battled cancer, holds a Lego block using the world's first powered bionic digit device for patients with missing fingers.

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ProDigits fingers and circuitry

The ProDigits fingers and circuitry.

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ProDigits finger disassembled

The ProDigits finger disassembled.

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ProDigits patient Michael Bailey plays video game

ProDigits patient Michael Bailey, who lost several fingers in an industrial accident, plays a video game.

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ProDigits prosthesis

Michael Bailey's ProDigits prosthesis.

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Frank Hrabanek

Frank Hrabanek, who suffered severe burns and lost four fingers and knuckles in his right hand in an industrial accident, demonstrates how he is now able to open a plastic container.

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