Thanks to the world novelty Transcarpal Hand in future numerous patients, who previously had to be fitted with cosmetic prostheses, will be given the possibility of gripping objects.
Thanks to the world novelty Transcarpal Hand in future numerous patients, who previously had to be fitted with cosmetic prostheses, will be given the possibility of gripping objects. This does for the first time open up the possibility also to fit the big group of patients with long residual limbs up to the transcarpal amputees at a fitting length matching the length of the sound arm. Due to its new control unit the Transcarpal Hand has a very compact design with the advantage of a weight being about 150 grams lower than the weight of comparable hand types for patients with wrist disarticulation. As the relevant group of patients normally can perform pro- and supination (ulna and spoke bones conserved) the relevant joint for this function has been left away. To make sure the diverse requirements can be fulfilled, the Transcarpal Hand is available in the 3 standard sizes (7 ¼,7 ¾, 8 ¼) with the following 2 control variants.
