Patient Stories
Read all about our patients stories about how bebionic helped them.
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San Antonio’s Karl Chapin, believes his extraordinary life has received a futuristic boost, after being fitted with the very latest multi-articulating, myo-electric, bebionic3 hand.
Karl, who lost his hand at the age of 18, as a paratrooper during the Vietnam War, in the A Shau Valley, has constantly sought new challenges. He has been a skydiving instructor, karate instructor, scuba diver, race car driver, volunteer kidney donor and prize-winning golfer. However, he has often been frustrated by the limiting technology available for his artificial arm.
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Nigel was employed as a precious metals smelter. Around five years ago, he was involved in an accident at work involving an industrial blender. This led to a severe crush injury of his right forearm. He underwent six months of operations and infections before deciding to have an elective trans-radial (below elbow) amputation. Unfortunately, due to the extent of his injuries he has been unable to return to work since.
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Celso is a bilateral trans-radial (below elbow) amputee. He lost both his arms in 1989 following a traumatic accident involving fireworks. He lives in Brazil and receives his prosthetic treatment at Ortopedia Conforpes.
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Dave Sullivan, bebionic prosthetic hand user, tells Rachel Cooper of the Daily Telegraph how his new bebionic v2 hand is changing his life.
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