Whether it’s from a stroke, traumatic brain injury or something else, more than 5.5 million Americans are living with paralysis.
Geauga Rehab Engineering in Chardon is creating something to give these people their mobility back. It’s the first like it in the world.
“MyOmo stands for My Own Motion,” explained Jon Naft, President of GRE and Vice President/General Manager of MyOmo. “It’s what the very first patient said when the MyoPro was first put on their arm. The patient said, ‘This is like having my own motion back.'”
The idea came from a student at MIT. The concept: if a prosthetic can help amputees, why not engineer something around an existing arm for people who are paralyzed?
People like Vietnam veteran Arthur “Jay Jay” Johnson.
His December 2013 stroke left him totally paralyzed on the left side.
“It’s an unmet need here in the United States and all over the world,” said Naft.
Three years ago, Johnson became the first in the world to get a MyoPro robotic arm.
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