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Technological advances highlighted in this issue include nasal cells used in a spinal cord transplant, telehealth kiosks, tips to control technology vendor demos, the risk of medical device hacking, a robotic exoskeleton whose developer is seeking approval for home use, and more.

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Nasal Cells Used in Spinal Cord Transplant

Scientists have reported that cell transplants combined with other interventions have enabled a man with a severed spinal cord to walk again.

The case involves a 38-year-old man who sustained traumatic transaction of the thoracic spinal cord at upper vertebral level Th9. There was an 8-mm gap between the spinal cord stumps. The stumps remained connected only by a 2-mm rim of spared tissue. At 21 months after injury, the patient presented symptoms of a clinically complete spinal cord injury (American Spinal Injury Association class A-ASIAA).

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