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Paralyzed Man Unable to Walk After Maker of His Powered Exoskeleton Tells Him It's Now Obsolete

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Michael Straight was paralyzed from the waist down after a horse riding accident.

He was able to walk again thanks to a $ 100,000 ReWalk Personal exoskeleton.

When one of its small parts malfunctioned, the entire device stopped working.

He reached out to the manufacturer, Lifeward , for repairs, but it turned him away, claiming it was too old.

The issue was caused by a piece of wiring that had come loose from the battery that powered the device.