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Evening Standard
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Miriam Burrell

NHS offers ‘life-changing’ bionic arms to all amputees

Darren Fuller is the first person to receive a 3D-printed bionic arm on the NHS (Open Bionics/PA) (Picture: PA Media)

Bionic arms which can mimic real hand movements will be made available to all amputees, the NHS has said.

They are controlled by electrical brain signals with multi-grip capabilities, enabling a greater range of movements to make day-to-day tasks easier.

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