Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate biomedical engineering program jumped to eighth nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 college rankings, […]
One of the first patients to receive implanted muscle stimulation technology developed at the Cleveland FES (Functional Electrical Simulation) Center
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When potentially game-changing medical discoveries don’t fit easily into a standard business model, they can languish in a netherworld of
Six years ago, a spinal cord injury suffered in a motorcycle crash left Scott Fessler without use of his arms
Bob Veillette will never move again. But that does not mean he will never again grab a cup of coffee.
Bob Veillette was alert. A thick ribbon of gauze coiled around his shaved head. Underneath the bandages lay the teapot-like
Financial planner Scott Fessler was a highly energetic, athletic young father when, at the age of 33, he was in
This year, a monkey named Thor picked up a ball and put it into a cup while all the nerves
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is the use of low-power electric signals on muscle. It has been part of the spinal