SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A PROSTHETIC HAND
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a prosthetic hand having at least one motorised component, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the hand with a first wireless transceiver and a controller in communication with one another;
storing at least one manipulation instruction relating to the at least one component;
assigning a code relating to the at least one manipulation instruction to at least one second wireless transceiver;
placing the at least one second transceiver in a location at which the at least one manipulation instruction is to be given; and
the controller manipulating the at least one component in accordance with the at least one manipulation instruction when the first transceiver communicates to the controller that the at least one second transceiver is within a predetermined distance of the first transceiver.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a prosthetic hand having at least one motorised component is provided. The method comprises the steps of providing the hand with a first wireless transceiver and a controller in communication with one another, storing at least one manipulation instruction relating to the at least one component, and assigning a code relating to the at least one manipulation instruction to at least one second wireless transceiver. The at least one second transceiver is placed in a location at which the at least one manipulation instruction is to be given, and the controller manipulates the at least one component in accordance with the at least one manipulation instruction when the first transceiver communicates to the controller that the at least one second transceiver is within a predetermined distance of the first transceiver. Related methods and systems for controlling a prosthetic hand are also provided.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a prosthetic hand having at least one motorised component, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the hand with a first wireless transceiver and a controller in communication with one another; storing at least one manipulation instruction relating to the at least one component; assigning a code relating to the at least one manipulation instruction to at least one second wireless transceiver; placing the at least one second transceiver in a location at which the at least one manipulation instruction is to be given; and the controller manipulating the at least one component in accordance with the at least one manipulation instruction when the first transceiver communicates to the controller that the at least one second transceiver is within a predetermined distance of the first transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of controlling a prosthetic hand having at least one motorised component, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the hand with a first wireless transceiver and a controller in communication with one another; storing a plurality of manipulation instructions relating to the at least one component; assigning a code relating to a subset of the plurality of stored manipulation instructions to at least second wireless transceiver; placing the at least one second transceiver in a location at which the subset of manipulation instructions are desired; and the controller manipulating the at least one component in accordance with one of the subset of manipulation instructions when the first transceiver communicates to the controller that it is at the location, wherein the manipulation instruction executed by the controller is selected from the subset of instructions based upon a control signal from the wearer of the hand. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for controlling a prosthetic hand having at least one motorised component, the system comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver located on the hand; a controller in communication with the first transceiver and the motorised component; an operator interface having at least one manipulation instruction stored thereon, and being in communication with the controller; and at least one second wireless transceiver which is assigned a code relating to the at least one manipulation instruction by the operator interface and is located in a location at which the at least one manipulation instruction is to be given; wherein the controller manipulates the at least one component in accordance with the at least one manipulation instruction when the first transceiver communicates to the controller that the at least one second transceiver is within a predetermined distance of the first transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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