FreeHand System

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=65 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04e00840erlcjm.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>FreeHand System</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mark Felling.com Dont let life pass you"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> back to<B>  </B><A HREF="fesimplant.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FES Experimental Forearm Implant"><B>FES Experimental Forearm Implant</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04811c00egdysm.png"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="fesimplant1c1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preliminary Testing">Preliminary Testing</A></div> <div> <B>FreeHand System</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=415 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="816" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.broadenedhorizons.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.broadenedhorizons.com"><B><IMG SRC="961dd4b0.png" border=0 width="221" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="94"><div> <A HREF="http://www.BroadenedHorizons.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.BroadenedHorizons.com"><B>"Innovative Solutions for the Mobility Impaired"</B></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="467"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="82" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="467" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="593" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 240 WIDTH="587"><div> Perhaps you or someone you care about is trying to decide whether or not to go through the preparation, surgery, and rehabilitation involved in receiving the <B>NeuroControl Freehand System</B>. As with any surgery, there are many considerations involved. You may wonder if the potential benefits are <B>"worth it?"</B> Many people have said great things about how this system has changed their lives. But, only you can decide what is right for you.</div> <bR> <div> <B>How does the NeuroControl Freehand System work?</B></div> <bR> <div> The surgeon attaches electrodes to muscles in your hands and forearms and a pacemaker-type stimulator is surgically implanted into your chest. If appropriate, tendon-transfer surgery may be performed. The stimulator sends electrical signals through the electrodes. These signals cause your muscles to contract and your hand to open and close, much as if your brain signals were still being received. Externally, a transmitting coil is worn on your skin over the location of the implanted stimulator. You control your <I>NeuroControl Freehand System</I> by simple shoulder movements that are monitored by a shoulder position sensor. A separate external controller, whom many people attach to their wheelchair, provides the <I>"brains"</I> and power supply.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="87e5ee60.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="230" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="203"><bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="203"><div> <IMG SRC="87fa06b0.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="880a06b0.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="107" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="587"><div> The Drawing illustrates the placement of the internal and external components of the NeuroControl Freehand System. The X-Rays show the location of the stimulator, the electrodes nd leads.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="593" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 152 WIDTH="587"><div> <B>How will I be able to open and close my hand?</B></div> <bR> <div> You will use small shoulder movements to open and close your hands. Most people find these to be unnoticeable by others. You will have up to two hand grasps. The first will be cupping your hand like the letter "C" for activities like drinking from a cup and picking up larger objects. The second will be pressing your thumb against your forefingers for activities such as writing and brushing your teeth.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 185 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="881f0a00.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="882f0a00.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="587"><div> Lateral prehension for writing, eating and grasping - Palmar for holding cups, ball or a game piece.</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 133 WIDTH="587"><div> <B>Who can use the NeuroControl Freehand System?</B></div> <bR> <div> The NeuroControl Freehand System is available today to people who have quadriplegia due to spinal cord injury and who are skeletally mature and neurologically stable. These are people who have use of a shoulder and upper arm, who may or may not have use of their wrist, and who have limited use of their hands. There is no time limit on how long the person has been injured.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>