Title:
PRE-POSITIONABLE PROSTHETIC HAND
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2008098005
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a pre-positionable prosthetic hand, including one or more pre-positionable joints. Pre-positionable joints in accordance with embodiments of the present invention include a multi-axial thumb joint, a metacarpal- phalangeal joint and a wrist joint. Additionally, the present invention may include a number of pre-positionable phalanges or fingers having a segmented construction, which allows them to be placed in various positions. The present invention may be used in connection with a pentadactyl glove and may be positioned in such griping positions as: a key or lateral grip, a hook grip, a cylindrical grip, a spherical grip and a tip-pinch grip.
Inventors:
VEATCH BRADLEY DELTON (US)
SCOTT JOSEPH DAVID (US)
SCOTT JOSEPH DAVID (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2008/053091
Publication Date:
December 18, 2008
Filing Date:
February 05, 2008
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ADA TECHNOLOGIES INC (US)
VEATCH BRADLEY DELTON (US)
SCOTT JOSEPH DAVID (US)
VEATCH BRADLEY DELTON (US)
SCOTT JOSEPH DAVID (US)
International Classes:
A61F2/54; A61F2/68
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