Wounded northeast Ohio veterans will be able to get world's first bionic ankle

CLEVELAND - Wounded northeast Ohio veterans will be able to replace a lost limb with cutting-edge prosthetic technology.

The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center said it's getting the technology for the BiOM.

The BiOM is designed by iWalk and is the world’s first bionic ankle system that uses robotics to act like muscles and tendons in an effort to recreate the missing limb’s action of the foot, Achilles tendon, and calf muscle. iWalk says this advanced prosthetic technology helps make walking feel as "normal" as possible.

iWalk's prosthetic foot is different from others because it mimics what a foot can do, normalizing walking for lower-limb amputees.

The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center will announce the technology Wednesday morning. It plans to have veterans on hand who will talk about how the technology has helped them.

More information can be found at www.iwalk.com or at www.cleveland.va.gov