Jesse Sullivan

'''Jesse Sullivan''' (born c. 1966) is an American electrician best known for operating a fully robotic limb through a nerve-muscle graft, making him one of the first non-fictional [[cyborg]]s.

His [[bionic]] arm, a prototype developed by the [[Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago]], differs from most other prostheses, in that it does not use pull cables or [[nub switch]]es to function and instead uses [[micro-computer]]s to perform a much wider range of complex motions. It is also the first prototype which enables him to sense pressure.

==History== As an electrician, Jesse Sullivan accidentally touched an active cable that contained 7,000-7,500 [[volts]] of [[electricity]]. In May 2001, he had to have both his arms [[amputate]]d at the shoulder.

Seven weeks after the amputation, Jesse Sullivan received matching bionic [[prostheses]] from [[Todd Kuiken|Dr. Todd Kuiken]] of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Originally, they were operated from neural signals at the amputation sites, but Jesse Sullivan developed [[hyper-sensitivity]] from his [[skin graft]]s, causing great discomfort in those areas. Jesse Sullivan underwent neural surgery to graft nerves, which originally led to his arm, to his chest. The sensors for his bionic arms have been moved to the left side of his chest to receive signals from the newly grafted [[nerve ending]]s.

While the [[prototype]] is being strengthened, Jesse Sullivan does day-to-day tasks using an older model.

== See also == * [[Claudia Mitchell]]

==References== {{wikinews|Thought-controlled cybernetic arms demonstrated}} *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4648139.stm "Bionic arm 'transformed my life'"] - BBC News *[https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=895590 "Man With $6 Million 'Bionic' Arm"] - ABCNews *[http://www.ric.org/conditions/prosthetics-orthotics/ Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago ] *{{cite web|url=http://www.pbtplocksmithchicago.com/|title=The security mechanism project|publisher=PBTP Locksmith Chicago Group|date=2010-09-21|access-date=2015-03-19|archive-date=2015-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312145930/http://www.pbtplocksmithchicago.com/|url-status=dead}} * {{cite news | first = Bill | last = Poovey | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/14/AR2006091400367.html | title = Man's fake arm provides hope for GIs | newspaper = The Washington Post | date = 2006-09-14 | accessdate = 2006-09-14 }}

==External links== *[http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/22/btsc.oppenheim.bionic/index.html Jesse Sullivan powers robotic arms with his mind]

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