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. 2015 Oct 8:1:15014.
doi: 10.1038/scsandc.2015.14. eCollection 2015.

A new magnetic device for quadriplegia

F Veneziano  1 , D Tirone  2 , F G Masuccio  3 , M V Actis  1 , G Massazza  3
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A new magnetic device for quadriplegia

F Veneziano et al. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. .

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Abstract

Study design: Case report.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether a new custom-made magnetic device might enable a patient affected with quadriplegia to self-feed.

Setting: Day Hospital of the Unipolar Spinal Unit, CTO Hospital, Turin, Italy.

Methods: Three magnets were affixed to a custom-made device and to a specially modified cutlery and a bottle of water.

Results: The magnetic device permitted the patient to feed himself autonomously, using both a knife and a fork to eat and a bottle of water to drink.

Conclusion: Such a magnetic device might be useful for self-feeding in a patient with quadriplegia.

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Figure 1
(a) The subject cut the food autonomously; (b) the custom-made magnetic device; (c) mutual position of the magnets and forces involved to attach and detach the device.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) The subject puts his hand into the device; (b) the subject fastens the device pulling the plastic ring with his teeth; (c) the attachment of the ‘magnetized’ objects; (d) the exertion of a constraint on the objects allows the patient to release the object.
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