Passive prosthetic hands and tools

A literature review

Review (2017)

Authors

G. Smit Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
D.H. Plettenburg Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
P. Breedveld Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Research Group
Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2017 B.B. Maat (student), G. Smit, D.H. Plettenburg, P. Breedveld
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364617691622
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Biomechanical Engineering

Research Group

Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology

Abstract

The group of passive prostheses consists of prosthetic hands and prosthetic tools. These can either be static or adjustable. Limited research and development on passive prostheses has been performed although many people use these prosthesis types. Although some publications describe passive prostheses, no recent review of the peer-reviewed literature on passive prostheses is available.