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Francesca Cordella, Anna Lisa Ciancio, Rinaldo Sacchetti, Angelo Davalli + 3 more
'Angelo Davalli' 'Andrea Giovanni Cutti' 'Eugenio Guglielmelli' 'Loredana Zollo'] The loss of one hand can significantly affect the level of autonomy and the capability of performing daily living, working and social activities. The current prosthetic solutions contribute in a poor way to overcome these problems due to…
Alessio Fricano, Mattia Giuseppe Viva, Mario Vetrano, Marco Paoloni + 8 more
Background Upper limb amputation is among the most functionally disabling conditions, affecting an estimated 1.6 million people in the United States, with prevalence projected to double by 2050. Despite decades of technological progress, device abandonment rates remain persistently high, up to 45% for body-powered and…
Kristin E. Yu, Briana N. Perry, Courtney W. Moran, Robert S. Armiger + 6 more
'Matthew S. Johannes' 'Abigail Hawkins' 'Lauren Stentz' 'Jamie Vandersea' 'Jack W. Tsao' 'Paul F. Pasquina'] Individuals with upper extremity (UE) amputation abandon prostheses due to challenges with significant device weight-particularly among myoelectric prostheses-and limited device dexterity, durability, and…
Martin Aman, Christopher Festin, Matthias E. Sporer, Clemens Gstoettner + 3 more
'Clemens Gstoettner' 'Cosima Prahm' 'Konstantin D. Bergmeister' 'Oskar C. Aszmann'] Title: Summary Background Loss of an extremity at any level has a major impact on a patient’s life. Using bionic reconstruction, extremity function can be restored and the patient reintegrated into daily life. Surgical procedures…
Ananya S. Dhawan, Biswarup Mukherjee, Shriniwas Patwardhan, Nima Akhlaghi + 5 more
Technological advances in multi-articulated prosthetic hands have outpaced the methods available to amputees to intuitively control these devices. Amputees often cite difficulty of use as a key contributing factor for abandoning their prosthesis, creating a pressing need for improved control technology. A major…
Matthew R. Williams, Wayne Walter, Sliman J. Bensmaia
The loss of a hand can greatly affect quality of life. A prosthetic device that can mimic normal hand function is very important to physical and mental recuperation after hand amputation, but the currently available prosthetics do not fully meet the needs of the amputee community. Most prosthetic hands are not…
Fahad Moazzam Dar, Umer Asgher, Daniyal Malik, Emmad Adil + 2 more
— The issues of "research required in the field of bio-medical engineering" and "externally-powered prostheses" are attracting attention of regulatory bodies and the common people in various parts of the globe. Today, 90% of prostheses used are conventional body-powered cablecontrolled ones which are very uncomfortable…
Linda J. Resnik, Matthew L. Borgia, Frantzy Acluche, Alena Grabowski
Persons with upper limb amputation are more likely to go without using a prosthesis as compared to persons with lower limb amputation. A review of 25 years of research found that mean prosthesis abandonment rates amongst adults with upper limb amputation were 26% for body-powered device users and 23% for myoelectric…
Edouard Ferrand, Zineb Hayatou, Daniel E. Shulz, Maria Makarov + 2 more
Robotic upper-limb prostheses aim to restore the autonomy of paralyzed patients and amputees. So far, advances in this field have relied on monkey pre-clinical and human clinical research. Here, we report on the direct brain control by mice of a miniature mouse forelimb prosthesis. We show that mice implanted with a…
Milazzo, Giuseppe, Grioli, Giorgio + 4 more
— Current upper limb prostheses aim to enhance user independence in daily activities by incorporating basic motor functions. However, they fall short of replicating the natural movement and interaction capabilities of the human arm. In contrast, human limbs leverage intrinsic compliance and actively modulate joint…
Agamemnon Krasoulis, Sethu Vijayakumar, Kianoush Nazarpour
In the field of upper-limb myoelectric prosthesis control, the use of statistical and machine learning methods has been long proposed as a means of enabling intuitive grip selection and actuation. Recently, this paradigm has found its way toward commercial adoption. Machine learning-based prosthesis control typically…
Heather E. Williams, Ahmed W. Shehata, Kodi Y. Cheng, Jacqueline S. Hebert + 1 more
Although state-of-the-art myoelectric prostheses offer persons with upper limb amputation extensive movement capabilities, users have not been afforded a reliable means to control common movements required in daily living. Many proposed prosthesis controllers use pattern recognition, a method that learns and recognizes…
Neha Thomas, Garrett Ung, Colette McGarvey, Jeremy D. Brown
Despite the technological advancements in myoelectric prostheses, body-powered prostheses remain a popular choice for amputees, in part due to the natural sensory advantage they provide. Research on haptic feedback in myoelectric prostheses has delivered mixed results. Furthermore, there is limited research comparing…
Md Abdul Baset Sarker, Art Nguyen, Sigmond Kukla, Kevin Fite + 1 more
'Masudul H. Imtiaz'] ABSTRACT This paper introduces a novel AI vision-enabled pediatric prosthetic hand designed to assist children aged 10–12 with upper limb disabilities. The prosthesis features an anthropomorphic appearance, multi-articulating functionality, and a lightweight design that mimics a natural hand…
Kai Guo, Jingxin Lu, Yuwen Wu, Xuhui Hu + 3 more
'Duc Truong Pham' 'Qiongfeng Shi'] Bionic prosthetic hands hold the potential to replicate the functionality of human hands. The use of bionic limbs can assist amputees in performing everyday activities. This article systematically reviews the research progress on bionic prostheses, with a focus on control mechanisms…
Patrick T. Hall, Samantha Z. Bratcher, Caleb Stubbs, Rebecca E. Rifkin + 6 more
Previous prostheses for replacing a missing limb following amputation must be worn externally on the body. This limits the extent to which prostheses could physically interface with biological tissues, such as muscles, to enhance functional recovery. The objectives of our study were to (1) test the feasibility of…
Christopher Herneth, Amartya Ganguly, Sami Haddadin
activities of daily living: a recommendation on necessary joint capabilities for prosthetic arms Authors: ['Christopher Herneth' 'Amartya Ganguly' 'Sami Haddadin'] Abstract— Prosthetic limb abandonment remains an unsolved challenge as amputees consistently reject their devices. Current prosthetic designs often fail to…
Heather E. Williams, Ahmed W. Shehata, Kodi Y. Cheng, Jacqueline S. Hebert + 1 more
Upper limb robotic (myoelectric) prostheses are technologically advanced, but challenging to use. In response, substantial research is being done to develop user-specific prosthesis controllers that can predict a person’s intended movements. Most studies that test and compare new controllers rely on simple assessment…
Giuseppe Milazzo, Simon Lemerle, Giorgio Grioli, Antonio Bicchi + 1 more
'Manuel G. Catalano'] Abstract—Intuitively, prostheses with user-controllable stiffness could mimic the intrinsic behavior of the human musculoskeletal system, promoting safe and natural interactions and task adaptability in real-world scenarios. However, prosthetic design often disregards compliance because of the…
Michelle Esponda, Thomas M. Howard
The hand is one of the most complex and important parts of the human body. The dexterity provided by its multiple degrees of freedom enables us to perform many of the tasks of daily living which involve grasping and manipulating objects of interest. Contemporary prosthetic devices for people with transradial…
Elif Hocaoğlu, Volkan Patoğlu
—We propose, implement and evaluate a natural human-machine control interface for a variable stiffness transradial hand prosthesis that achieves tele-impedance control through surface electromyography (sEMG) signals. This interface, together with variable stiffness actuation (VSA), enables an amputee to modulate the…