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James Gamble

Swedish Patient Becomes First Human With Controllable Bionic Limb Fused To Nervous And Skeletal Systems

The Swedish woman, named Karin, 50, was fitted with her intelligent artificial limb some years ago after losing her right hand in a farming accident more than two decades earlier. PHOTO BY ANNA LENA/SWNS 

A patient dubbed the ‘real bionic woman’ has become the first human to be fitted with a controllable limb fused with both her nervous and skeletal systems.

The Swedish woman, named Karin, 50, was fitted with her intelligent artificial limb some years ago after losing her right hand in a farming accident more than two decades earlier.

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