TY - GEN
T1 - Fucntional modification of upper limb prosthesis for below elbow congential deficiencies
AU - Chaturvedi, Satyam
AU - Gupta, Amartya
AU - Bhat, Anil K.
AU - Kamat, Harishkumar
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - Prosthetics are some of the most common and oldest biomechanical devices in use. Upper limb prosthetic used in Congenital Hand differences, which are deficiencies that occur from birth, play a vital role in the functional capabilities of affected individuals. Desirable properties of the prosthetics include, appearance and aesthetics, comfort, and functionality. In this study, a 3D printed prosthesis with a desirable appearance and comfort was used to implement functional modifications to the device. The modifications implemented are that of dorsiflexion and an increase in thumb mobility to the existing device. These modifications are required to make the prosthetic biomechanically accurate in its function and increase its utility to the patient. The changes are designed into the prosthetic and the model is 3D printed to create a device that serves as a proof of concept. The results show that the changes made meet the project objectives. This leaves validation through a clinical study on patients as a future objective. Once this is done, the device can be released to the online community to be used and improved on a global scale.
AB - Prosthetics are some of the most common and oldest biomechanical devices in use. Upper limb prosthetic used in Congenital Hand differences, which are deficiencies that occur from birth, play a vital role in the functional capabilities of affected individuals. Desirable properties of the prosthetics include, appearance and aesthetics, comfort, and functionality. In this study, a 3D printed prosthesis with a desirable appearance and comfort was used to implement functional modifications to the device. The modifications implemented are that of dorsiflexion and an increase in thumb mobility to the existing device. These modifications are required to make the prosthetic biomechanically accurate in its function and increase its utility to the patient. The changes are designed into the prosthetic and the model is 3D printed to create a device that serves as a proof of concept. The results show that the changes made meet the project objectives. This leaves validation through a clinical study on patients as a future objective. Once this is done, the device can be released to the online community to be used and improved on a global scale.
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U2 - 10.1109/BIA48344.2019.8967449
DO - 10.1109/BIA48344.2019.8967449
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Proceedings of the International Conference on "Biomedical Innovations and Applications", BIA 2019
BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on "Biomedical Innovations and Applications", BIA 2019
A2 - Markova, Valentina
A2 - Ganchev, Todor
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2019 International Conference on Biomedical Innovations and Applications, BIA 2019
Y2 - 8 November 2019 through 9 November 2019
ER -