The West Country
Paralympic swimmer Kate Grey investigates the world of prosthetic inventors, trying out the latest 3D-printed bionics being pioneered by West Country inventors.
Paralympic swimmer Kate Grey hasn't used her plastic NHS-issue prosthetic arm for years. In the pool, it got in the way. Now she's taken up cycling, she needs a new limb to replace the hand she lost in a sausage machine at her grandparents' farm when she was two. Through her own story, Kate explores the world of prosthetic inventors. She tries out the latest 3D-printed bionics being pioneered by West Country inventors, as well as the first prosthetics manufactured by Chard shoemaker James Gillingham 150 years ago, and explores how x-rays, also pioneered in Chard, helped revolutionise medical care for amputees.
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A new generation of prosthetic limbs
Duration: 01:19
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Preview: Pioneering prosthetics in the West Country
Duration: 00:59
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Kate Grey |
Executive Producer | Maggie Latham |
Director | Ray Tostevin |
Producer | Ray Tostevin |
Production Company | GRACE Productions |
Broadcast
- Fri 23 Jun 2017 19:3091热爆 One West
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