Dean Kamen to Deliver Keynote at BIOMEDevice Boston

Inventor of the Luke Arm Discusses Robotic Prostheses at the Event's Center Stage

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Apr 30, 2015, 08:00 ET

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Dean Kamen, inventor and outspoken advocate for science and technology education, will speak on the robotic prosthesis, The Luke Arm, at the upcoming BIOMEDevice Boston event at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, May 6, 2015. Kamen will be the keynote speaker at the complimentary Center Stage in the expo hall. UBM Canon's BIOMEDevice Boston is co-located with Design and Manufacturing New England, Electronics New England, PLASTEC New England, Quality Expo Showcase and ESC. Attendees at all of these trade events will have the opportunity to hear this free presentation. The keynote is co-sponsored by UBM Canon and the 2015 MassMEDIC Annual Conference as part of Massachusetts Medtech Week.

Dean Kamen speaks on The Luke Arm at Boston event May 6, 2015

The Luke Arm, named after Luke Skywalker, was developed by Kamen and his team at DEKA Research and Development Corp., in Manchester, N.H. This prosthesis, also called the DEKA Arm System, received FDA approval last year. The FDA reports that this is the first approved prosthetic arm that "translates signals from a person's muscles to perform complex tasks." The arm allows its wearer multiple simultaneous movements and a delicate, controlled grip. Development of this prosthesis is part of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program, Revolutionizing Prosthetics, to aide amputees, particularly the many veteran amputees.

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