Salinas, CA Spinal Cord Injury Victims Get A Chance To Walk Again Thanks To New FDA Approved Robotic Device

Robotics are having a powerful impact on many aspects of medical treatment, from surgery to new robotic prosthetic limbs.  The Monterey Herald recently profiled a Marine who can now walk normally thanks to robotic leg braces.  Paralyzed from the waist down, he became the first person to use the ReWalk System when he accepted his Bronze Star.  The U.S. Food & Drug Administration only recently approved the device for sale in the U.S. despite being available in Europe for more than two years.  Using what the company calls “electronic legs,” the robotic exoskeleton allows those with spinal cord injuries to once again be able to stand and walk.   What a great leap forward in medical technology.