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British man fitted with 'bionic bottom'
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Nov 16, 2009 06:45pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Kevin Jess |
| News Date | Saturday, November 14, 2009 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A Barnsley, England man has been given a bionic bowel after nearly losing his life in a motorcycle crash. His bowel is now opened by remote control.
Ged Galvin, 55, was near death following a collision when a police officer pulled in front of him.
Mr Galvin, an IT project manager, was first fitted with a colostomy bag after suffering severe internal injuries but only while surgeons at the Royal London Hospital figured out how to repair his behind, reports the Telegraph.
The procedure involved removing a muscle from just above the knee, wrapping it around Galvin's sphincter and then attaching electrodes to the nerves. It is a procedure that must be repeated every 5 years. |
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