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R E Prior

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PubMed1976

Supplemental sensory feedback for the VA/NU myoelectric hand. Background and preliminary designs.

Methods for realizing three SSF systems for the VA/NU myoelectric hand have been shown. In some cases, estimates concerning amputer acceptance, and references relating to improvements in function, were made. These estimates are purely speculative, and are not intended as a substitute for accurate information which can only be obtained by complete laboratory evaluations of the SSF system codes and by placing the systems on subjects. At this time, it appears that all three of the systems are technically feasible, and that they could be made clinically practical through careful design.

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PubMed1975

Proportionally controlled linear power assist device for artificial arms.

A new prosthetic add-on device is being developed which promises to provide an economical means of adding power assist to a patient's existing conventional cable-operated prosthesis. Only minor modifications by a prosthetist would be required. Patients wearing conventional cable-operated above-elbow prostheses, who lack adequate function because they cannot generate the necessary cable excursion, are expected to dramatically improve their performance with little or no retraining. The proposed system will operate at speeds comparable to those of a conventional cable-operated prosthesis. The system will retain considerable function even if there is no power assist, and it will imporve the quality of the sensory feedback normally associated with a conventional cable-operated body powered prosthesis.

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