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Amputee Patrick demonstrates his new bionic hand

Patrick and his bionic hand

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18 May 2011 Last updated at 06:44 ET Help

Last year, Patrick, a 24-year-old Austrian, decided to have his dysfunctional hand amputated and replaced with a bionic hand. He lost the use of his left hand after being electrocuted at work.

Here he demonstrates the extra movement his new bionic hand has given him, opening a bottle and tying his shoelaces, and tests a prototype hand which will give him additional wrist movement.

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