sirena
11th April 2010, 10:21 AM
The hand is controlled by the user’s mind and muscles, the highly functional bionic hand which was invented by a Scottish NHS worker has gone on the market.
The technology has been tested by US soldiers who lost limbs in the Iraq war.
It was invented by David Gow and was designed and built by Touch Bionics, which is based in Livingston.
The i-LIMB prosthetic hand was developed by Touch Bionics, a technology company based in Scotland. The thumb and three digits are powered individually; the little finger is slaved to the third finger. The thumb can rotate, so that the hand can perform the three most common grip configurations of the human hand. The digits can be articulated to hold a mug and the thumb can be held against the phalange of the index finger to hold a key, or against the first and second digits to grasp a pen.
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The technology has been tested by US soldiers who lost limbs in the Iraq war.
It was invented by David Gow and was designed and built by Touch Bionics, which is based in Livingston.
The i-LIMB prosthetic hand was developed by Touch Bionics, a technology company based in Scotland. The thumb and three digits are powered individually; the little finger is slaved to the third finger. The thumb can rotate, so that the hand can perform the three most common grip configurations of the human hand. The digits can be articulated to hold a mug and the thumb can be held against the phalange of the index finger to hold a key, or against the first and second digits to grasp a pen.
http://www.medgadget.com/archives/img/56y4q3.jpg
http://www.medgadget.com/archives/img/56y4q4.jpg