People with severe injuries to their spinal cord currently
have no prospect of recovery and remain confined to their wheelchairs. Now, all
that could change with a new treatment that stimulates the spinal cord using
electric impulses. The hope is that the technique will help paraplegic patients
learn to walk again. From June 3 – 5, Fraunhofer researchers will be at the
Sensor + Test measurement fair in Nürnberg to showcase the implantable
microelectrode sensors they have developed in the course of pre-clinical
development work (Hall 12, Booth 12-537).