The world's first multi-articulating bionic hand, developed by a Scottish company, has been recognised in the 2009 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards.

The i-LIMB Hand from Edinburgh-based Touch Bionics won Silver overall and gained top honours in the Medical Devices category.

The Wall Street Journal Innovation Awards celebrate ground-breaking technological advances in medicine, software, electronics and other areas. This year, over 500 entries were received from companies around the world.

Stuart Mead, Chief Executive of Touch Bionics, said: "We are delighted by the Wall Street Journal's recognition of our innovations, which have altered the prosthetics market landscape. This award validates our drive towards innovation and our place in the prosthetics community as a forward-thinking company."

"Winning the Medical Devices category of the Wall Street Journal's Innovation Awards is an immense honour for Touch Bionics," said Phil Newman, Marketing Director. "This award reflects the work of our team in creating a new standard in prosthetics. We should all be immensely proud of the fact that we're just about to release our 1000th i-LIMB Hand."

The i-LIMB Hand is the first prosthetic hand with five individually powered digits to reach the market. Since its launch in 2007, it has been fitted commercially in over 40 countries.

For more details, visit www.touchbionics.com.

The i-LIMB Hand