A New Powered Humeral Rotator for Upper Limb Myoelectric Prostheses

10.6567/IFToMM.14TH.WC.OS13.110

C. Mazzotti；M. Troncossi；V. Parenti-Castelli

Assistive Robotics ； Powered humeral rotator ； Rehabilitation ； Upper limb prosthesis

Proceedings of the 14th IFToMM World Congress

14th-4（2015 / 11 / 04）

307 - 312

英文

Upper limb myoelectric prostheses are stand-alone mechatronic arms actuated by electromechanical joints. Current commercial upper limb prostheses may be inadequate to guarantee an acceptable functionality to patients suffering from a high level of amputation. A powered humeral rotator joint can greatly enhance the functionality of these prostheses. This paper presents a new powered humeral rotator joint to actuate the humeral intra/extra rotation of upper limb myoelectric prostheses. The device was built and preliminary tests on the prototype were conducted. The response to the preliminary tests are promising, showing a satisfactorily design of the device.