CLEVELAND, Ohio — Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center have received a $9.9 million grant to test a new prosthetic hand that allows amputees to again have a sense of touch.

The neuroprosthesis, called iSens for implanted Somatosensory Electrical Neurostimulation and Sensing system, uses electrodes implanted in the arm that detect muscle movement to control the hand, stimulate nerves and send touch sensation from the fingertips of the prosthesis to the brain.

An implanted neural control device communicates between the electrodes and prosthesis through Bluetooth, CWRU said.

Researchers obtained the grant from the U.S. Department of Defense for a trial, which is expected to start next year.

The neuroprosthesis was developed at CWRU. The universi

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