However, in a subsequent analysis, where clinical investigators excluded three patients selected for the device group because they had a stroke before the device was implanted, the results were statistically significant.

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After firing up the app, pausing for a tick to line up your stroke will serve to "prime" the device, letting you start to hit putts.

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Paramedics will use the device to scan patients who are suffering a suspected stroke before they arrive at hospital, meaning life-saving treatment may be given immediately, PA said.

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Following each flail, a clear graphic representation of your stroke path along with several key stats will display on your device: the critical putter-face angle at impact and tempo, among others.

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It can act as a graphical biofeedback device that cues you into the impact smoothing your pedal stroke and making small fit adjustments can have to your power output.

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The list includes the use of a Kinect camera and PC for physical rehabilitation, the 3D printing of embedded electrical technologies, a Lego set that helps bridge the gap between crustacean and robot and a device that employs an Arduino board and video games to help stroke victims recover motor skills.

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The device makers' effort is running into a heated debate among physicians over whether drug therapies to prevent stroke have surpassed stents or carotid artery surgery as the best treatment for many patients with artery blockage in the neck.

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