See the future of prosthetic limbs with Dean Kamen, changing the lives of those injured in military combat.
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Dean of Invention: Introducing the Age of Bionic Limbs
See the future of prosthetic limbs with Dean Kamen, changing the lives of those injured in military combat.
Added: Oct 19, 2010
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