A BOY born without his right arm has been given a bionic limb — and can now pull a cracker with his grandma.
Harry Jones, ten, is one of the first non-military patients to be fitted with an arm through the NHS.
He is delighted with the “Hero Arm” after struggling with other devices.
Liverpool fan Harry, of Preston, said: “I love the design. It has a freeze mode which means when I grip things, it locks so I don’t drop them.”
Gran Susan Higham said: “When he got it, he was just beaming.
“He can pull a cracker with both hands, which he’s never been able to do before.”
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This means that amputees will be able to access advanced bionics – which have multi-grip technology – for free.
However, the policy still insists that children and young people who do not have previous experience with Hero Arms for instance must wear a certain prosthetic for 12 months in order to be eligible.
Ms Payne added: “It’s a shame that the policy insists that children who do not have previous experience with this tech must wear a device they do not like for 12 months to be eligible for a trial to wear the tech they want.
“However, the change is a baby step in the right direction of better provision and care for upper limb amputees and should still be celebrated.”
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