Jesse Sullivan Operates Bionic Arm with his Brain (silent) | Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Jesse Sullivan, 61, from Dayton, TN, demonstrates advanced, multi-degree control of the DEKA Research arm at The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Sullivan, who lost his arms in an electrical accident in 2001, was the first person to receive the targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) procedure in 2001. Video courtesy of The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and DEKA Research. Learn more at
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