A.

Description of Problem, Need, or Value

 For the people that have lose their arm that need help. For many people, an artificial
limb improves mobility, the capacity to accomplish everyday tasks, and the ability to
maintain independence. A prosthetic hand can play a significant part in people's life.
 People with disabilities on the upper limbs, specifically, amputees.
B. Overview of the Design Team
 The mission of the design team is to build a prosthetic hand that’s simple and practical
for the amputee.

 Excellent Communicator, Knowledge of Project Management Principles, Highly

Organized, Accurate Estimating Skills, Self-Assured, Strong Passion for the Project.

C. Overview of Proposed Project

 The ultimate goal of rehabilitation after limb loss is to ambulate successfully with the
use of a prosthesis and to return to a high level of social reintegration.
 Amputees will benefit greatly from this project. The planned target population to be
served are amputees on hospitals in Manila, Philippines.
 This project helps fulfill the team’s mission by helping enhance an amputee's well being
 This project is unique since it attaches the prosthetic arm directly into the veins of the
amputee which makes it work like a normal arm since it directly signals from the brain.
D. Project Requirements and Constraints
 To finish the project in a matter of weeks.
 The materials are limited and we have to complete the project in a week or two.
E. Project Activities and Timeline
1. What exactly must be done to achieve the desired outcomes?
 Planning – We’ll start planning our project when you've started it and gathered the
necessary data on the client’s injury and accident.
 Initiation - We will assign the project team members, inform them of the overall project
objectives, and ask the client or project owner as many questions as you can so that the
project can be planned effectively.
 Pre-Operative – The focus is on the objective assessment looking at ROM and muscle
power. Using assessment findings, knowledge of prosthetic componentry and gait
patterns, provide a clinically reasoned recommended level of amputation to the
consultant. Provide patient with appropriate exercises to aid post-amputation mobility.
 Operation – The group shall bring the client to an expert surgeon in order to surgically
attach the prosthetic hand into the veins of the client, a form of agreement shall be
made in order for this surgery to happen.
 Pre-Prosthetic Rehabilitation – Monitoring patient progress; counselling if required;
Patient goals; deciding on prosthetic prescription with the whole team and all
appropriate information.
 Exercise or Physical Therapy – The client will go through Prosthetic Rehabilitation, the
physical therapist shall help the amputee prepare and recover after surgery. Physical
therapists are movement experts. They improve quality of life through hands-on care,
patient education, and prescribed movement..
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Follow Up – Patient will be reviewed regularly by the consultant the physical therapist,
and the prosthetic team. Assessing the individual is still suitable for prosthetic use, the
prosthetic prescription is still the most appropriate option for the patient and any
required changes are made to the prosthesis as the patient changes.
 Project Close – The project will be closed depending on the evaluation of the physical
therapist on the client, if all the specifics and tasks have been finished and accepted by
the client or project owner.
2. When, and in what order, must these activities be done to achieve the desired outcome?
 Planning – Initiation – Pre-Operative – Operation – Pre-Prosthetic Rehabilitation –
Exercise or Physical Therapy – Follow up - Project Close
3. The team of engineers from the biomedical engineering.
4. The one who first started this project and the team is responsible for this project.
F.
1. The long range results expected for this project is that it will help the client improve
his/her quality of life experience and does not have to deal with the cons of having a
disability.
2. This project will change the amputee's life by as mentioned above, improve his/her
quality of life experience. This way, daily tasks wouldn’t be such a hassle for the client
anymore.
G.
1. The criteria of success of this project will be measured on how effective the prosthetic
hand has helped improve the client’s well being
2. The client will be reviewed regularly by the consultant, the physical therapist, and the
prosthetic team. The consultant and/or prosthetist may ask for physiotherapy input. For
example, if the patient is having a change of prescription, their goals have changed, their
mobility has decreased/increased
3. The one who will do the evaluation will be the hired physical therapist, the consultant,
and the prosthetic team. The amputee will get evaluated once a month since that is the
ideal time for evaluation.
4. The evaluation results will be used to determine if the client is still suitable for
prosthetic use, the prosthetic prescription is still the most appropriate option for the
patient and any required changes are made to the prosthesis as the patient changes.

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