A teenager who lost his hand to meningitis has become the first in Britain to be fitted with a revolutionary bionic replacement - operated using an iPhone.Patrick Kane, 16, can now control his state-of-the-art left hand using a mobile application on his iPhone 5 which gives him 24 different pre-set grips.
He can create favourite grips and configure the settings on his arm for different situations, like sport or using a keyboard.
The thumb on the next generation prosthesis now rotates automatically instead of Patrick having to move it manually with his other hand.
Today Patrick - dubbed the bionic boy - showed off his brand new i-limb ultra revolution at the headquarters of Touch Bionics in Livingston, West Lothian.
He said: “It makes a big difference. It has got a mobile phone app which means it can go into 24 different pre-set patterns.
“I can operate it using my iPhone 5. There’s nothing it can’t do.”
At 13, he had already become the youngest amputee in the world to be fitted with one of the company’s pioneering prosthetics when he received an earlier model, the i-limb pulse, in 2010.
But the upgraded i-limb ultra revolution is even more sophisticated, and allows Patrick to create favourite shortcuts to control the arm via an app that can be used on an iPhone 5 or 4S.
He can use the biosim mobile control app to activate 24 different grips or gestures just by tapping the screen.
The grips include different pinches, fist clenches, a tripod grip and a single finger point.
“We believe that the i-limb ultra revolution, with powered thumb rotation and the ability to quickly access multiple grip patterns, offers unparalleled dexterity and control, enabling wearers to more easily perform activities of daily living and thus increase their quality of life. Ian Stevens, CEO of Touch Bionics.
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