Development of a Multifunctional Cosmetic Prosthetic Hand

Author

Kargov, A. ; Pylatiuk, C. ; Oberle, R. ; Klosek, H. ; Werner, T. ; Roessler, W. ; Schulz, S.

Author_Institution

Inst. for Appl. Comput. Sci., Karlsruhe

fYear

2007

fDate

13-15 June 2007

Firstpage

550

Lastpage

553

Abstract

An innovative artificial hand is presented, which can help to restore both motor and sensory capabilities of upper extremity amputees. All requisite components of the revolutionary prosthesis fit into the small volume of the metacarpus. A new high-power actuating technology has been developed for maximizing the benefit in using the prosthetic hand by increasing the number of grasping patterns. An optional sensory feedback system has been designed for the prosthesis, which is based on mechanical vibration. First clinical trials with the prosthetic hand revealed a high acceptance, as the force necessary to hold an object securely was reduced significantly.

Keywords

prosthetics; artificial hand; clinical trials; mechanical vibration; metacarpus; motor capability; multifunctional cosmetic prosthetic hand; sensory capability; Extremities; Fingers; Force feedback; Grasping; Orthopedic surgery; Prosthetic hand; Rehabilitation robotics; Switches; Vibrations; Wrist;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Rehabilitation Robotics, 2007. ICORR 2007. IEEE 10th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Noordwijk

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1320-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1320-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428479

Filename

4428479