Development of a Lightweight Prosthetic Hand for Patients with Amputated Fingers

Finger amputations are the most common upper limb amputation, and they occur approximately 100 times more often than hand amputations. We developed a prosthetic hand for amputees with a thumb and metacarpal. In this case of amputation, the installation of actuators and electrical components is diffi...

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Published in:	Applied Sciences
Main Authors:	Wooseok Ryu, Youngjin Choi, Yong Je Choi, Sungon Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Subjects:	finger amputation lightweight prosthetic hand 3D printing tendon self-adaptive grasping
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/10/3536