Albert-Chenevier Hospital, Tuesday, November 17.
Pierre, 64, takes his first steps after nine months of immobilization.
This former laboratory technician found himself stuck in a wheelchair after a hemorrhage of the spinal cord, he was able to resume walking thanks to a self-balancing exoskeleton.
The first of its kind, it allows patients to stand up after having been immobilized for a long time and also offers them the opportunity to relearn to walk, for those who no longer know, such as after a stroke.
Inspired by humanoid robots, this cutting-edge technology was developed by the French company Wandercraft.
Atalanta, the name of this self-balancing exoskeleton, was donated to the Albert-Chenevier public hospital.
“We obtained it from a philanthropic organization, Protegetonsoignant.com,” confirms Professor Jean-Michel Graciès, head of the hospital's neurolocomotor rehabilitation service.
Today, the exoskeleton is sold for 175,000 euros.
In the long term, Atalante should eventually be able to “replace the wheelchair”.
