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Touch Bionics i-Limb Prostheses
- By Justin Pelletier
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i-Limb Ultra
- Functional prosthetic hand.
- Touch Bionics most advanced prosthetic.
- Based off of the i-LIMB Pulse design.
- the most versatile prosthetic hand available
Touch Bionics
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What it can include
- Fingers that move independently and bend at
natural joints. - Manually rotatable thumb.
- Multi-flex wrist option or manually rotatable.
- 4 skin coverings 2 active and 2 natural.
- Variety of automated grips along with custom
gestures. - Upgraded biosim software.
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How it works
- Electrode mounted on residual limb.
- User tightens muscles, this generates an
electrical impulse. - Impulse sent to computer on board the prosthetic.
- Based which muscles are fired the hand will open
or close. - Requires some prepositioning of fingers for some
actions.
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Positives
- Individual has a hand to help assist them.
- Provides them the ability to do daily activities.
- Individually moving fingers allow for better
grip. - Patients say it can help psychologically.
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Setbacks
- Cost 18,000 per prosthetic.
- Although versatile, does require some
prepositioning for some actions. - Engineering
- - Gears without force will reverse.
- - Skin Balancing Hardness and Elasticity.
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Works Cited
- Clark, Emily. "I-LIMB Bionic Hand Approaches 100
Fittings." I-LIMB Bionic Hand Approaches 100
Fittings. N.p., n.d. Web. lthttp//www.gizmag.com/i
-limb-bionic-hand/8733/gt. - "I-Limb Prosthesis." - 1-Handed.com. N.p., 2010.
Web. lthttp//www.1-handed.com/en/page/i-limb-prost
hesisgt. - The Royal Academy of Engineering. "Touch Bionics
Enabling a New Age in Human Prosthetics." Touch
Bionics Enabling a New Age in Human Prosthetics.
N.p., n.d. Web. lthttp//innovationnow.raeng.org.uk
/innovations/default.aspx?item11gt. - Touch Bionics Inc. "Touch Bionics." Touch Bionics
News RSS. N.p., 2013. Web. lthttp//www.touchbionic
s.com/gt.
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