Open Hand Project: Mexican University Designs 'Dextrus Hand' Prosthesis Prensa Latina | |
go to original May 24, 2015 |
A helping hand with prosthetics: Joel Gibbard at TEDxExeter (TEDx Talks)
Experts at the Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM) have designed a low-cost, patent-free electromechanical hand prosthesis called Dextrus Hand, said engineer Josué Rico.
The average cost of this kind of orthopedic equipment could exceed a hundred thousand dollars, therefore it is important the prosthesis has a low cost since many people in need of them lack the money to obtain them, he said.
The prostheses are printed based on a free code known as Open Hand Project, created by Joel Gibbard in the United Kingdom, he added.
The new prototype, built together with engineering students, consists of a group of engines, pulleys and batteries that operate mechanically the movement of the fingers.
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