Externally-powered hand prosthesis

Numrul publicaieiUS6921419 B2
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Acordat

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US 10/717,481

Data publicrii

26 Iul 2005

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21 Nov 2003
12 Dec 2002
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CA2450964A1, CA2450964C, US20040117034
Richard F. Weir, Edward C. Grahn

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The United States Of America As Represented By The
Department Of Veterans Affairs
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An externally-powered prosthesis mechanism usable with persons with

amputations at or proximal to the level of the metacarpophalangeal joint, as well as
persons with high-level amputations. The prosthesis mechanism includes a grasping
mechanism including a mechanically operable finger member and a mechanically
operable thumb member kinematically linked to the finger member such that the
grasping mechanism is disposed in respective opened and closed configurations
when the finger member is respectively moved away from and toward the thumb
member. The prosthesis mechanism further includes a drive system extending
tangentially with respect to the grasping mechanism and including a motor
operatively connected to drive at least one planetary gear stage, which is
operatively connected to drive the grasping mechanism to the opened configuration
when the motor is driven in a first direction and further drive the grasping
mechanism to the closed configuration when the motor is driven in a second
opposite direction.