'e-Dura' Spinal Implant Could Make Paralyzed Walk Again

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'e-Dura' Spinal Implant Could Make Paralyzed Walk Again

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I personally think this new technology is more for SCI patients that have a specific location of the injury.
Science may soon lead the paralyzed to walking again as a new cyborg-like technology is making waves in spinal cord injury research. Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne) have developed a tiny, ribbon-like prosthetic which has restored movement in paralyzed rats.

The implant, dubbed “e-Dura,” for the way it mimics the soft tissue (Dura matter) surrounding the spine, looks like something out of a science fiction movie, but may bring the hope of walking again to paraplegics across the globe.
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When researchers tested the prototype device on paralyzed rats, they found it worked beautifully. The rats regained their ability to walk on their own again after a few weeks of training. The researchers were able to show that by chemically and electrically stimulating the spinal cord after injury, the rats could "sprint over ground, climb stairs and even pass obstacles."
http://www.idigitaltimes.com/e-dura-spi ... ngs-406063
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