A modular system of application-specific prosthetic hands
People suffering from forearm loss or upper amelia (congenital absence of a limb) face limitations in the activities they can perform using traditional prosthetics. Sports such as cycling, skiing, and tennis often require special adaptations that greatly restrict participation opportunities.
During their time at Wyss Zurich, the SwissProsthetics team designed prosthetic hand modules tailored for various sports activities. Specially-designed modules were connected to an adaptive, personalized shaft by a quick-release coupling system to attach and release the prosthetic modules quickly and reliably.
The project was launched as a two-year cooperative venture between appsocial.org and the Institute of Mechatronic Systems at ZHAW in Winterthur and did not continue after phaseout from Wyss Zurich.
