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Wounded US Iraq Vet First with Bionic Hand

World's First Bionic Hand with Independently Moving Fingers Goes to IED Victim

07/23/2007 5:44 PM ET

NEW YORK - JULY 23: Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Juan Arredondo, an Iraq vet, wears the world's first bionic hand with independently moving fingers.

Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

NEW YORK - JULY 23: Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Juan Arredondo, an Iraq vet, wears the world's first bionic hand with independently moving fingers.

Arredondo lost his hand following an IED explosion in Iraq and is now able to use the the i-Limb which has finger 'joints' that act like natural fingers.

Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

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