Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Arm or component and actuator or connector therefor – With article or article holder
Patent
1989-07-20
1990-07-31
Apley, Richard J.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Arm or component and actuator or connector therefor
With article or article holder
401 6, 623 66, A61F 268
Patent
active
049447661
ABSTRACT:
A prosthetic gripping device includes an elongated support member haivng first and second end portions and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, a gripping head attached to the second end portion for holding an implement, and a sleeve to be secured on the arm of a user in order to hold the first end portion of the support member on the arm. The first end portion of the support member is dimensioned and arranged to be held on the arm by the sleeve in a position adjacent the inner wrist such that the support member extends toward the hand, the intermediate portion is dimensioned and arranged to curve slightly over the heel of the hand, and the second end portion is dimensioned and arranged to extend to the palm of the hand with the gripping head being thereby supported at the palm of the hand. Angled slots and holes may be provided in the gripping head for advantageous implement position, and the support member and sleeve may be arranged as a wrist brace to provide wrist support.
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Product Description of the Futuro Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, showing a Commercially available Wrist Brace (a FUTRO adjustable wrist brace).
Apley Richard J.
Hanson Loyal M.
Peterson Gordon L.
Prizant James
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