Nigerian Artist, John Amanam Produces Realistic Human Body Parts

While noting that the process of coming up with the prosthesis was tedious, Amanam disclosed that the inspiration for the invention came from a cousin who is an amputee. He said “I have a cousin who happens to be my major inspiration. He lost his fingers and I was just thinking of ways to help him as a sculptor. I have molded human beings severally in the course of my career. Why can’t I mold something that can actually be implanted in a human body? I began my research and by God’s grace, I discovered this.” The young inventor said that, in the course of creating awareness, he had met with a number of amputees whose hopes, he said, were restored by his invention. Recounting his challenges, Amanam said he invested a lot of time and money before he could make a head way in developing this product as all the materials used for 5he production were imported. “I would say it was not easy. I remember I wasted a lot of my personal money while researching for many months. I failed and failed till I was completely broke. I didn’t give up; I had to borrow money from someone to continue the research. I was too convinced that I could do this. “I ordered for machines that did not get delivered at the stipulated time. When they finally arrived, I could not use them because they were highly sensitive machines. Some even spoilt. Some times I had to go back to the company and ask for direction on how to use them. Thank God that all the efforts I put in to this have yielded fruits now,” he said. Mr. Solomon Ekpo, is an amputee who lost his leg as a result of a ghastly motor accident couldn’t hide his joy for the invention. He said, “my leg was amputated this year after I had an accident that destroyed my leg. My doctor said the leg had to be amputated to avoid the infection from spreading. I have been disturbed about how life would be without a limb; but now that this product is here, I have hope,” he said. John Amanam intends to open a factory in Akwa Ibom State from where he would produce the prosthesis in large quantity not just for local consumption but for export to other countries of the world. You can reach John Amanam on: 0813 570 2056.