British firm Touch Bionics has developed a smartphone application system, called i-limb ultra revolution, which allows amputees to control their prosthetics just by using their iPhone or iPad.
Jason Koger, 34, is a double-amputee and had to travel far away to get his prosthetics adjusted.
But thanks to the new technology, all Koger needs is his iPhone and a stylus.
"Five years ago, I couldn't pull my pants up by myself," Koger said.
"Today, I go hunting and do some of the things that I probably never imagined I could have done five years ago."
Koger, a husband and father of three children, lost both his hands in an all-terrain vehicle accident in 2008.
But it is not just Koger who can benefit from technology like this one.
Patients ranging from injured soldiers to the victims of the Boston bombings can gain an advantage in their recovery and rehabilitation efforts with this advanced prosthetic technology.
The i-limb allows amputees with prosthetics to grip objects by allowing the fingers and thumbs to move independently, said Ryan Spill who is a prosthetist for Advanced Arm Dynamics' office in Philadelphia. The new prostheses also allows for the thumb to be motorized, allowing for even more capability than products developed in the past.
"With the i-limb ultra revolution, your prosthesis offers more dexterity and moves more like a natural hand than any other powered prosthetic hand," the company explains on their website.
"Each finger bends at the natural joints so that it can accurately adapt to fit around the shape of the object you want to grasp."
The cost of the new technology is $100,000, but some insurance might cover the i-limb system.
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