Open Prosthetics Google Group

Projects' pages

jat...@gmail.com (marcelo) — Wed, 21 May 2008 20:05:35 UT

Hi guys!

I've been trying to access some projects' pages but they do not exist.
Projects like Lego Hand, Open Myoelectric, etc.

What is the state of these projects?

thanks,
Marcelo

Attention Hook Users

danielpaul...@gmail.com (Daniel Paulsen) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:14:21 UT

Hello All,
I have a question for hook users:
If you could pick only two difficult to grasp objects and have the ability
to easily grasp them, what would they be?
I started a forum discussion on the open prosthetics ning site. See the
link below.
[link]
Thanks,
-Daniel

Discussion on prosthetic-user-repair-kit

sen.swag...@gmail.com (Swagata) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:56:23 UT

Hi all,

I am conducting a research to develop a set of tools that upper
extremity amputees could use to maintain their prostheses and repair
them in a pinch (vacation). Either it would be an " all in one tool"
or it would be a set of tools necessary for repair.

We have decided to incorporate the following tools :

introducing myself

jat...@gmail.com — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:57:50 UT

Dear All,

Hi. My name's Marcelo. I joined this group in order to contribute
since I'm really interested in this subject. I study and teach
biomedical electronics engineering and prosthetics is the field I'm
most interested in.
I really liked the Open Myoelectric signal processor project. Who

Development grants?

d...@rocketmail.com (Declan) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:51:02 UT

I was wondering if anyone has any idea where I could start looking for
grants for the development of a new prosthesis. I have a fairly
thorough sketch which is very exciting, but will require several
months of R&D. I'm capable of doing 90% of the work myself (cad &
fabrication), but it will certainly mean upwards of several hundred

A cheaper myo electric hand

darilatkin...@gmail.com (Daril Atkins) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:32:24 UT

In December 2007, Al Zubaidi designed a myoelectric hand as part of
his senior Bio-Medical Engineering project. The control was fully
developed in the lab of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), Abu
Dhabi Men's College by Al Zubaidi, under the supervision of Dr Michael
Jacobson and David Kelly. The project which was sponsored by the

New CAD guy here

d...@rocketmail.com (Declan) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:30:28 UT

Hi all,

I just found the group today - looks fascinating. To introduce
myself, I'm a CAD consultant, making 3D digital models that get
"grown" or milled. I'm not an amputee, but my oldest brother is (ATE,
ATK, same side). He and I have been talking about a new hand for him
& that led me here.

Here's a challenge

helimecha...@gmail.com (Helimechanic) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:48:32 UT

Hi guy's,

Time to put your thinking caps on! I'm looking for a solution to
connect my wrist to the cyclic grip.
A bit of history first so you know where I'm coming from.
I'm a Commercial Helicopter Pilot with an Instructors rating and a
Licensed Aircraft Engineer. I have about 2000 hours made up of all the

Partial hand loss and its restoration.

darilatkin...@gmail.com (Daril Atkins) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:36:07 UT

Hello,
I am a Sculptor who has been creating life like restorations since
1969. By 1973 I realized that functional restoration prostheses were
sort of standardized for above wrist amputations, whereas for partial
hand loss there were no ready made solutions.

Of course as I said initially my main concern was the aesthetics. Thus

Prosthetics: Function & Aesthetics

wa...@renardson.org (Wayne Renardson ) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:21:49 UT

One day ~B mentioned:
B> Thanks for the email.. and so speedy. :)
Well my head still works OK. It's my leg that is not so hot.
B> I think what I meant was I wasn't ready for supportive rigs just
yet because, and you explained it in your answer, I didn't want to be
one of the many unqualified people that dabble in this and damage a

I'm new, so here's my intro.. use me.

bryansi...@yahoo.com (RedShoe) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:51:07 UT

Hi,

I was in the special makeup effects for the movie industry for 10
years and have since moved onto the world of webmaster.

The webmaster world is a boring and lonely one. I miss being creative,
I miss building things. I crave the need to build stuff.

In FX, I did both mechanical and makeup effects.

Call to Lead Users In Prosthetic Design

openprosthet...@gmail.com (Jon K) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:00:12 UT

"Lead users," are consumers (individuals or companies) who spur
innovation in an industry by contributing innovations often of a
greater value and at a faster pace than the companies that produce the
products they use. Their innovations are often freely shared and
eventually incorporated into products. Far from being an idealist

Discussion on pimp-my-leg-forum

chasm...@knology.net (clegr03) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:19:52 UT

If you were a transfemoral amputee wearing a prosthesis, you would be
carrying very little weight load through your femur and hip joint.
(The dynamic forces of walking are another issue.) For an AK amp,
floor reaction is transferred to the skeleton primarily through
(compressed) soft tissue and through the ischial tuberosity and

Video Podcast

skywea...@mac.com — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:48:02 UT

Hello everyone!
This is a great forum we have here. I hope it helps spread awareness
of what we are doing. I had suggested to Jon that we do a Podcast,
they are free to post but we just have to put some things together as
a group. I can make some good stuff about my LEGO hand but that is
obviously not the whole picture. I know there are a bunch of us out

Discussion on prosthetic-user-repair-kit

pearly1...@gmail.com (Simon) — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:17:22 UT

I've been making do in terms of prosthetics repairs for nearly forty
years. One of the commonest issues I've encountered over the years is
harness failure in the suspension/activation harness for my below
elbow prosthesis, and the ridiculous costs of repairs at prosthetics
shops.
Almost every city/town in America of any significant size, and most in