Title:The Development of An Upper Extremity Prosthesis Controlled by Pedals
Author:Genju Kato, (The Artificial arms Developing Center, The Department of the Study and Development for Welfare Gadgets)
Proceedings of 12th Japanese Conference of Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, Vol.12, pp.405-410
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Genju Kato (The Artificial arms Developing Center, The Department of the Study and Development for Welfare Gadgets)
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Abstract:
In this paper, an upper extremity prosthesis produced by the author is reported. It can be controlled by a pedal under the user's heel. If the user push the pedal, the force is delivered through a cable to the prosthesis. The user can change the grasping power of its hand by adjusting the power of the pedal pushing. Moreover, the user can use it outdoors, because he can wear the shoes with the pedal. The author provides two types of hand. One has two fingers and can grasp objects by crossing them. The other has five fingers and a palm. And it can grasp objects like a human's hand. The author introduces how to use them. The users can grasp glasses, TV remote controllers, balls, and cups. This upper extremity prosthesis has a simple mechanism and good endurance. And so, he mentions that it must be very practical.