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Touch Bionics i-Limb Prostheses

Touch Bionics i-Limb Prostheses. By: Justin Pelletier. 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. What it can include.

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Touch Bionics i-Limb Prostheses

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  1. Touch Bionics i-Limb Prostheses By: Justin Pelletier

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Works Cited • Clark, Emily. "I-LIMB Bionic Hand Approaches 100 Fittings." I-LIMB Bionic Hand Approaches 100 Fittings. N.p., n.d. Web. <http://www.gizmag.com/i-limb-bionic-hand/8733/>. • "I-Limb Prosthesis." - 1-Handed.com. N.p., 2010. Web. <http://www.1-handed.com/en/page/i-limb-prosthesis>. • 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. <http://innovationnow.raeng.org.uk/innovations/default.aspx?item=11>. • Touch Bionics Inc. "Touch Bionics." Touch Bionics News RSS. N.p., 2013. Web. <http://www.touchbionics.com/>.

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