Start Date
4-1973 8:00 AM
Description
Since the earliest periods of recorded history, the goodness that is man has led him to dream of, and to seek solutions for restoring life and usefulness to debilitated and paralyzed muscles. Recent technological advances in the development of bio-compatible substances, low cost, high reliability disconnects, neuroelectric stimulation devices, and neurosurgical techniques have brought this age-old dream within the grasp of contemporary researchers.
Improvements in medical care during the last two decades have resulted in the survival of an ever-increasing group of patients with severe neuro-muscular disabilities who otherwise would have succumbed to their diseases or injuries. This has created a sizeable population of severely paralyzed persons totally dependent upon society for care. It has been estimated that this population may grow beyond 5,000,000 persons by 1980.
A rather fortunate confluence of complementing technologies and surgical techniques offer promise of solving this growing socially significant problem.
Bio-Medical Electrical Disconnects
Since the earliest periods of recorded history, the goodness that is man has led him to dream of, and to seek solutions for restoring life and usefulness to debilitated and paralyzed muscles. Recent technological advances in the development of bio-compatible substances, low cost, high reliability disconnects, neuroelectric stimulation devices, and neurosurgical techniques have brought this age-old dream within the grasp of contemporary researchers.
Improvements in medical care during the last two decades have resulted in the survival of an ever-increasing group of patients with severe neuro-muscular disabilities who otherwise would have succumbed to their diseases or injuries. This has created a sizeable population of severely paralyzed persons totally dependent upon society for care. It has been estimated that this population may grow beyond 5,000,000 persons by 1980.
A rather fortunate confluence of complementing technologies and surgical techniques offer promise of solving this growing socially significant problem.
Comments
Space Science Applications
Session Chairman: William H. Rock, Manager, Sciences and Applications Project Office, NASA, KSC
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