This was reported to Ukrinform by the press service of the Lviv First Medical Society.

The world’s lightest prosthesis printed with a 3D printer was placed in the National Rehabilitation Center “Nezlamni” of the Lviv First Medical Association. It was taken by 33-year-old Yurii Bahir. He lost his arm as a result of the mine explosion. This is the second such prosthesis in the world fitted to a Ukrainian. The first in the US was given to 9-year-old Sasha from Buchi with the help of Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska.”

It was previously reported that the first bionic hand prosthesis was placed in the “Nezlamni” National Rehabilitation Center of the Lviv First Medical Association.

The same TrueLimb prosthesis, printed on a 3D printer founded by Yuri Bakhira, is a unique development of the American company Unlimited Tomorrow. This is the primary prosthesis. It can be installed immediately after the healing of wounds on the amputated limb. Thanks to special sensors, the patient can control the prosthesis and move his fingers by contracting the muscles.

The world’s lightest prosthesis was 3D printed and installed in Lviv / Photo: Press Service of the Lviv First Medical Association

Nezlamni National Rehabilitation Center has started cooperation with the bionic hand prosthesis manufacturer Unlimited Tomorrow as part of the expansion of the prosthesis program. In the future, the global organization Singularity Group, thanks to the Ukrainian foundation Red Line and the leading creative agency Tabasco, plan to provide such prosthetics to a hundred Ukrainians.

“Prosthetics is now one of the priorities of our business, because hundreds of patients need functional limbs. It is our duty to take care of them. And now we can do this using the most modern technologies. It is a great honor for the partners to provide free bionic prostheses to Ukrainians,” said Oleg Samchuk, Director General of the Lviv First Medical Association.

Several Ukrainian defenders are already on the waiting list for the TrueLimb prosthesis. Among them is 41-year-old Oleksandr Yashuk. In the battles near Chernobyl, a man lost a limb. He says he needs a functional prosthesis to be useful and independent.

“I’m glad I’m still alive there in the war, when I see the hand gone. I will still be with my relatives, I will see them and they will see me too. And now this hand is a chance for me to be independent and useful. I will be able to get on a motorcycle and remove the honeyed frames in the purity. This is important,” says Yashuk.

According to Easton LaChapelle, CEO and founder of Unlimited Tomorrow, the partnership with the Nezlamni rehabilitation center was the result of a shared interest in helping victims in Ukraine and supporting as many people as possible with prosthetic limbs.

“We see this as a step towards our vision of improving the quality and usability of prosthetics on a global scale,” LaChapelle said.

The hospital states that anyone who needs a prosthesis can contact the National Rehabilitation Center “Nezlamni” of the Lviv First Medical Association on 0 800 333 003.

As reported by Ukrinform, the first bionic hand prosthesis was placed in the “Nezlamni” National Rehabilitation Center of the Lviv First Medical Association. It was taken by 33-year-old Mykhailo Yurchuk. The defender lost an arm and a leg under Ryzyum in the spring and is able to wiggle his fingers again today.

As hundreds of injured Ukrainians are waiting for prostheses, the National Rehabilitation Center “Nezlamni” has launched the “Prostheses for the Unbreakable” charity project together with the charity platform dobro.ua. Thanks to the project, at least half a hundred Ukrainians will have state-of-the-art bionic prostheses. To help them, it is necessary to collect 100 million hryvnia.