Challenges And Solutions In Control Systems For Electrically Powered Articulating Digits

The invention and clinical application of electrically powered and independently articulating digits is relatively new in the field of external upper limb prosthetics. When utilized for patients with amputations or absence at the partial hand level, these components offer the potential for a range of active functional grasping patterns that were unavailable with previous technology. Their application and examples of their use have been documented by various authors. 1,2