Control Of New Hand
(N.Z Press Assn.—Copyright) MELBOURNE, Nov. 3. ' The Repatriation Depart-) ment in Melbourne has sue-! cessfully fitted an artificial) hand that obeys instructions! from the user’s brain to a 50- 1 year-old war veteran, Ivor Appleton. It is the first of its kind, to 'be successfully used in Australia. The fibre glass components of the hand, which contains a small electronic motor and an amplifier powered by a battery, were imported from Australia at a cost of sAust4oo. Mr Appleton lost his hand 25 years ago while serving |as a petty officer aboard the : cruiser H.M.A.S. Canberra. A 1 shell accident blew his hand off.
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31519, 6 November 1967, Page 21
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108Control Of New Hand Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31519, 6 November 1967, Page 21
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