1976-07-30
1977-04-12
Frinks, Ronald L.
3 127, A61F 106
Patent
active
040166074
ABSTRACT:
An artificial hand for a person whose hand stump includes the metacarpus or a portion thereof characterized in the provision of stump and forearm gripping portions which are pivotally connected together on opposite sides of the wrist for up and down pivotal movement of the stump about the corresponding axis of the wrist, said forearm gripping portion including a detachable thumb-like forward projection from either or each side thereof (for use on the left or right forearm), and said stump gripping portion having forwardly extending curved fingers which, upon pivotal movement of the stump-gripping portion enables receiving and gripping of various objects between the fingers and the forward projection or projections. The artificial hand herein is further characterized in that the aforesaid pivots also permit lateral pivoting of the stump gripping portion and fingers thereof.
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