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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A PROSTHETIC HAND

  • US 20170049586A1
  • Filed: 05/08/2015
  • Published: 02/23/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2014
  • Status: Active Application
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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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