Objectives and technological approach to the development of the multifunctional MANUS upper limb prosthesis

Pons, José L; Ceres, R.; Rocón, Eduardo; Reynaerts, Dominiek; Saro, B.; Levin, Sondra W.; Moorleghem, W. Van

doi:10.1017/s0263574704001328

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“…Black et al found that 53 percent of unilateral upper-limb patients using a prosthetic device had pain in their remaining arm, most of which was associated with CTD [43]. CTD and overuse injuries are also estimated to be three times more likely in people with unilateral upperlimb loss than in the general workforce, in which CTD is also frequently reported [43][44][45][46][47]. In our study's two groups, CTD was significantly higher (60%) in the Vietnam group, who are 40 years from their limb loss, than in the OIF/OEF group (38%), who are 3 to 4 years from their limb loss.…”

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Unilateral upper-limb loss: Satisfaction and prosthetic-device use in veterans and servicemembers from Vietnam and OIF/OEF conflicts

McFarland¹,

Winkler²,

Heinemann³

et al. 2010

JRRD

190

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Abstract-Prosthetic use and satisfaction in wounded servicemembers and veterans with unilateral upper-limb loss has not been thoroughly explored. Through a national survey, we enrolled 47 participants from the Vietnam conflict and 50 from Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/ OEF) with combat-associated major unilateral upper-limb loss. Upper-limb prosthetic devices were used by 70% of the Vietnam group and 76% of the OIF/OEF group. Mechanical/bodypowered upper-limb devices were favored by the Vietnam group, while a combination of myoelectric/hybrid and mechanical/body-powered devices were favored by the OIF/OEF group. Upper-limb devices were completely abandoned in 30% of the Vietnam and 22% of the OIF/OEF groups. Abandonment was more frequent for transhumeral and more proximal levels (42% of Vietnam and 40% of OIF/OEF) than more distal limb-loss levels. Upper-limb prostheses were rejected because of dissatisfaction with the device by significantly fewer (23%) members of the Vietnam group than the OIF/OEF group (45%) (p < 0.001). Most common reasons for rejection included pain, poor comfort, and lack of functionality. A significant paradigm shift has been noted in the OIF/OEF group, who use a greater number and diversity of upper-limb prostheses than the Vietnam group.

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confidence: 99%

Unilateral upper-limb loss: Satisfaction and prosthetic-device use in veterans and servicemembers from Vietnam and OIF/OEF conflicts

McFarland¹,

Winkler²,

Heinemann³

et al. 2010

JRRD

190

133

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“…Others, such as the TouchBionics and RSL Steeper hands require external forces from the user to move the thumb across the palm (Newman, 2008). A more sophisticated design is to use opposite ends of a more complex range of motion of the thumb to create motion in one plane or the other (Clawson et al, 2010), or Pons et al (2005) who used a Geneva mechanism. Thus getting the two motions from a single actuator.…”

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The use of underactuation in prosthetic grasping

2011

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Abstract. Underactuation as a method of driving prosthetic hands has a long history. The pragmatic requirements of such a device to be light enough to be worn and used regularly have meant that any multi degree of freedom prosthetic hand must have fewer actuators than the usable degrees of freedom. Aesthetics ensures that while the hand needs five fingers, five actuators have considerable mass, and only in recent years has it even been possible to construct a practical anthropomorphic hand with five motors. Thus there is an important trade off as to which fingers are driven, and which joints on which fingers are actuated, and how the forces are distributed to create a functional device. This paper outlines some of the historical solutions created for this problem and includes those designs of recent years that are now beginning to be used in the commercial environment.

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“…The approval of prostheses by amputees is an important aspect, which could be overcome by improving the functionality of the current prosthetic hands. Commonly, pattern recognition are used to classify MES acquired from a set of hand gestures [2]- [4]. However, systems based on MES are widely used to recognize basic tasks related to power movements such as opening and closing the prosthetic hand, wrist and elbow movements, among others.…”

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confidence: 99%

Classification of Dexterous Hand Movements Based on Myoelectric Signals Using Neural Networks

Mayor¹,

Rodacki²,

Bastos³

2018

Anais Do v Congresso Brasileiro De Eletromiografia E Cinesiologia E X Simpósio De Engenharia Biomédica

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Objectives and technological approach to the development of the multifunctional MANUS upper limb prosthesis

Cited by 35 publications

References 9 publications

Unilateral upper-limb loss: Satisfaction and prosthetic-device use in veterans and servicemembers from Vietnam and OIF/OEF conflicts

Unilateral upper-limb loss: Satisfaction and prosthetic-device use in veterans and servicemembers from Vietnam and OIF/OEF conflicts

The use of underactuation in prosthetic grasping

Classification of Dexterous Hand Movements Based on Myoelectric Signals Using Neural Networks

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