Add-on capacitive touchscreen aid
    61.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10433984B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US14260956

    申请日:2014-04-24

    摘要: An apparatus that allows a glove wearer or the wearer of a prosthetic limb to operate a device having a capacitive touchscreen is disclosed. There are three solutions provided in the disclosed invention. The first embodiment of the disclosed invention is directed to a conductive finger sock that can be applied to a digit of a non-conductive artificial limb. The finger sock may cover the whole digit of the artificial limb or may cover only the tip. The second embodiment is an adhesive element having a conductive material such as a conductive thread or a conductive sponge material. The adhesive element can be attached to a glove or to a prosthetic limb or may be used as an actual bandage. The third embodiment of the disclosed invention is directed to a factory integrated conductive tip that is part of a digit of a non-conductive artificial limb. Regardless of the embodiment, the conductive element may be attached to the wearer's skin by a conductive line or may be used without the conductive line and thus may function in isolation.

    PROSTHETIC DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
    63.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190298547A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-03

    申请号:US16369776

    申请日:2019-03-29

    申请人: OPEN BIONICS LTD

    发明人: Steve Wood

    IPC分类号: A61F2/58 A61F2/72 A61F2/50

    摘要: A method for designing a prosthetic limb including obtaining a three-dimensional model representing a limb of a patient. One or more criteria for a prosthetic limb are determined, from the three-dimensional model. Object data is generated for one or more elements of the prosthetic limb according to the determined criteria.

    POWERED PROSTHETIC THUMB
    65.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190183661A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-20

    申请号:US16219556

    申请日:2018-12-13

    摘要: Features for a powered prosthetic thumb are described. The thumb provides for rotation of a digit that mimics the natural movement possible with a sound thumb. The thumb may attach to a full or partial prosthetic hand or socket on a residual limb. The thumb may include an upper assembly, including a prosthetic thumb digit, rotatably attached to a mount about a pinch axis and a lateral axis. The digit may rotate about only the pinch axis, only the lateral axis, or both the pinch and lateral axes simultaneously. A first actuator may actuate to cause rotation of the digit about the pinch axis. A second actuator may actuate to cause rotation of the digit about the lateral axis. The first and second actuators may be actuated together at appropriate speeds to cause rotation about both the pinch and lateral axes simultaneously. A swaying chassis may be rotatably connected with the upper assembly and a lower assembly about various offset axes to provide for rotation about the lateral axis.

    Harness for upper extremity below-elbow prosthesis

    公开(公告)号:US10172724B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-08

    申请号:US15359977

    申请日:2016-11-23

    申请人: Mark Thomas

    发明人: Mark Thomas

    摘要: A harness for an upper extremity below-elbow prosthesis. The harness includes a humeral cuff having medial and lateral pivot arms configured to removably attach to the socket of a below-elbow prosthesis. The humeral cuff enables a user to suspend the prosthesis without the need of a shoulder strap/harness or body harness. A cable system is affixed to the pivot arms and includes a wheel coupling the pivot arms to the control arm of a hook of the below-elbow prosthesis, thereby enabling users to operate the hook by simple flexion and extension of their arm.