英伦广角 机械外骨骼破天荒第一次得到食品药品监督管理局的批准

 

It’s all in the wrist. That’s the location of the wireless¹ remote control for the first wearable exoskeleton to be approved by the FDA for home use. It’s called ReWalk.

腕关节是第一代穿戴式外骨骼无线电遥控控制的地方，第一代穿戴式外骨骼已经被食品药品监督局批准作为家庭使用品。这被叫做“ReWalk”。

Some people paralyzed from the waist down can use the robotic apparatus² to walk again, with the aid of crutches³.

一些腰部以下瘫痪的人可以利用机器装置来做支撑，从而实现再次行走。

Produced by Argo Medical Technologies, ReWalk consists of leg braces⁴, motorized joints⁵ and motion sensors⁶ that correct for changes in balance and movement. A harness keeps the suit in place on the user, who wears a backpack holding the rechargeable battery power supply and controlling computer.

由埃尔格医学技术生产的ReWalk，包含腿支架，电动关节和移动传感器，可以矫正和平衡动作。穿上这身机器壳的用户要背一个背包，装载可充电电池来供应这台机器并控制这台机器。

ReWalk was created by Argo’s founder⁷, Amit Goffer, himself quadriplegic as the result of a 1997 ATV accident. Goffer holds a doctorate⁸ in electrical and computer engineering.

ReWalk是由Argo的创始人阿密特·戈菲所创，他自己由于1997年的ATV事故而四肢瘫痪。戈菲有电子与计算机工程的博士学位。

The device is for people who can already stand with the assistance of crutches or a walker. It weighs about 46 pounds. But Argo says that a user only feels the weight of the roughly five-pound backpack.

这个装置适用于那些已经可以借助拐杖等站立起来的人们。它大约重46磅，阿尔戈公司称用户只会感觉到大约5磅的背包的重量。

The green light from the FDA is a big step forward for the entire exoskeleton industry. The price for a unit is $69,500. But the value of such devices may be beyond evaluation⁹.

—Dina Fine Maron

食品药品监督管理局的批准使整个外骨骼行业往前迈进了一大步。这种装备一套售价69500美元，但是这种装置的价值是无法估量的。——Dina Fine Maron

1 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

2 apparatus   

n.装置，器械；器具，设备

参考例句：

• The school's audio apparatus includes films and records.学校的视听设备包括放映机和录音机。
• They had a very refined apparatus.他们有一套非常精良的设备。

3 crutches   

n.拐杖, 支柱 v.支撑

参考例句：

• After the accident I spent six months on crutches . 事故后我用了六个月的腋杖。
• When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches. 他腿摔断了以后，不得不靠拐杖走路。

4 braces   

n.吊带，背带；托架( brace的名词复数 )；箍子；括弧；（儿童）牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• The table is shaky because the braces are loose. 这张桌子摇摇晃晃，因为支架全松了。
• You don't need braces if you're wearing a belt! 要系腰带，就用不着吊带了。

5 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。

6 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

7 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

8 doctorate   

n.(大学授予的)博士学位

参考例句：

• He hasn't enough credits to get his doctorate.他的学分不够取得博士学位。
• Where did she do her doctorate?她在哪里攻读博士？

9 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。