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Record 1 2004-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prostheses
  • Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
DEF

Pertaining to the electric or electromotive properties of muscle.

CONT

This project developed from the design and evaluation of improved myoelectric prostheses for infants ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prothèses
  • Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
CONT

Commande myo-électrique [...] Ce sont trois Anglais, Battye, Nightingale et Willis, qui, vers 1955, semblent avoir eu les premiers l'idée d'utiliser les courants électriques créés par la contraction musculaire pour commander un moteur électrique.

Spanish

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