Experts at the Orthopedic University Hospital in Heidelberg are testing a new prosthetic hand that functions almost like a natural hand. The investigators say that this prosthetic hand can move each finger separately and has an astounding range of grip configurations.
They say that this prosthetic hadn can hold a credit card, use a key board with the index finger, and even lift a bag weighing up to 20k.g.
Eighteen-year-old Soren Wolf, a patient who has born with only one hand, tested ‘ i-LIMB’ hand in com parison with another innovative prosthesis called ‘ Flu-idhand’, and was filled with excitement after observaning its capabilities,
The new prosthetic hand, developed and distributed by hthe Scottish company Touch Bionics, contains five motors that enable each of its fingers to be powered individually. A passive positioning of the thumb enables various grip configurations to be setivated,.
Electrodes used in the prothetic hand picks up muscle signals from the skin and transfer them to the control electronics. The power to propel the hand comes from batteries.
The " Fluidhand " from Karlsruhe is the other device which was tested by Soren. The device offers betteer finishing and better grip function.
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