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February 09, 2010  
wheelchair1 Tongue-Controlled Wheelchair Holds Hope for the Quadriplegics and Others
Tongue-Controlled Wheelchair Holds Hope for the Quadriplegics and Others
Tongue-Controlled Wheelchair Holds Hope for the Quadriplegics and Others
More than 11,000 Americans suffer spinal cord injuries each year, according to the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Atlanta, Georgia’s Shepherd Center and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology have teamed up to develop a new wheelchair controlled by the patients tongue, called the Tongue Drive system.
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