New device helps paraplegics regain partial use of hands

PARIS: Around 40 individuals who were ‘paralysed’ from the neck down, have regained ‘partial control’ of their arms and hands, thanks to a relatively ‘simple to use device’, a large study said on Monday.

The trial has raised hopes that the ‘non-invasive’ device may help people with spinal injuries, ‘get back’ the use of their hands.

The device which was developed by Swiss medical technology firm ‘Onward’, delivers an electrical current through electrodes placed on the skin of paralysed patients...