17 years after losing his arm, he can feel again with a bionic limb

Pic credit: Dave Titensor, University of Utah After losing his arm 17 years ago, Alexander Avi Davidson, 33, can finally feel the sense of touch again. Thanks to a revolutionary bionic arm developed by University of Utah researchers, he can control the prosthesis with his thoughts and receive sensory feedback through it. Davidson is the first participant in a University of Utah clinical trial testing the bionic prosthesis at home. He is finally able to perform everyday tasks such as writing, playing cards, making a sandwich and, most importantly, holding his wife’s hand.“The ability to have a return of sensation to my previously dominant hand is a life-altering experience, as I never imagined feeling any part of that hand in my lifetime, let alone for it to feel so authentic,” Davidson said in a release shared by the University of Utah.Losing left arm at 16Pic credit: Dave Titensor, University of UtahAlexander ‘Avi’ Davidson, a resident of Tampa, Florida, lost his left arm at the age of 16. He fell from the top of a telephone pole, which left him paralysed from the waist down. Following the accident, his left arm was amputated below the elbow.Now, 17 years later, Davidson can feel ...