Myo Plus TR

Aperçu des avantages

A Myo Plus user feeding a calf. He is wearing the bebionic Skin Silicone glove over the bebionic hand.

More intuitive and natural control

Myo Plus makes it possible to utilise the prosthesis control functions in a unique and entirely natural manner. It therefore allows the user to intuitively utilise their remaining capabilities.

A Myo Plus user shows motifs on a flip chart to a colleague.

Fluid movements without switching

Myo Plus permits a flowing transition between the individual prosthesis movements. Significantly less concentration is required as a result, and the user can control the hand prosthesis effortlessly.

A user with Myo Plus pattern recognition reaches for a slice of bread at a beer garden.

Add additional hand movements yourself

Myo Plus permits the user to continuously adapt control of their prosthesis to individual needs. With the bebionic hand, it is possible to add new hand movements.

Myo Plus app

The Myo Plus app lets you easily use and configure your hand prosthesis. It serves as a “window into the prosthesis” and visualizes muscle activities in the residual limb through the spiderplot.

A Myo Plus users switches from the bebionic hand to the Electric Greifer for manual tasks.

Easily exchange terminal devices

Aside from the bebionic hand, Myo Plus control is compatible with other MyoBock terminal devices such as the Electric Greifer. This allows users to choose a solution that is optimally adapted to their activities.

A Myo Plus user passes a muffin to a toddler using her prosthetic hand.

A learning control device

Myo Plus prosthesis control is adaptive and learns individual commands directly from the user of the artificial hand. Training the movement patterns is straightforward and can be visualised via the Myo Plus app.

Expérience utilisateur

Myo Plus – Wolfgang’s story

Wolfgang is a farmer in Germany who lost his right hand in an accident at work. The idea of not wearing a prosthesis was out of the question. Wolfgang therefore uses Myo Plus pattern recognition and switches between his bebionic hand, the VariPlus Speed hand or the System Electric Greifer depending on the situation.

Lina with the bebionic hand

At 17, Lina had her right hand and parts of her forearm amputated as a result of a tumour. At first she was shocked, but thanks to the early care she received from her orthopaedic technician, she quickly regained her courage.

Fonctionnement

Myo Plus pattern recognition

Individuals who have been affected by an amputation or a congenital malformation can still imagine closing their hand or rotating it outwards. This activates the remaining muscles in the residual limb. However, the corresponding organ that would carry out the hand movement is missing.

Myo Plus App

The Myo Plus App is the central interface between user and prosthesis control.

Visualization of individual movement patterns via the spider plot
Adapt control by recording additional patterns in everyday life and expand it with additional grips
Track which prosthesis movement has just been detected
Fine-tune parameters and turn functions on or off
Available free of charge in the Apple or Google Store

Phantom hand imagination

After an amputation, there is still a certain imagination of the hand - also called phantom hand. The movements that can be performed mentally are called phantom hand movements. These generate muscle signals in the forearm that are interpreted by Myo Plus.
The better the phantom hand imagination, the more reliably the prosthesis can be controlled and the greater the choice of possible grip types.
Your orthopaedic technician has further information on this or visit our online course @home training for future prosthetic control.

www.ottobock.com/en-gb/phantomhandtraining

Testing with the Myo Plus Cuff

The Myo Cuff and the Myo Plus App make it easy and flexible to evaluate and train. The Myo Cuff already includes all necessary components and can optionally be connected to a demo prosthesis to allow a realistic experience of different hand prosthesis types and their functionalities.

Spécifications

Informations produit

Groupe d'utilisateurs	Femmes, Adolescents, Hommes, Adultes, Seniors
Gamme de produits	Système prothétique MyoBock pour adultes
Famille de produits	Accessoires Myo

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Réponses à vos questions

Even after an amputation, mental control of the hand remains mapped in the brain. Amputees can often still imagine closing their hand or rotating it. The corresponding nerve signals continue to be sent as well. The only thing missing is the corresponding organ for implementing the commands.

Myo Plus prosthesis control uses electrodes to measure the incoming signals on the forearm, deriving patterns from them that are characteristic for individual movements. Complex mathematical algorithms transform and amplify these signals so a prosthesis can translate them into the corresponding movement.

It is not possible to make any general statements regarding this. However, the amount of training required to confidently use a myoelectric hand prosthesis can be compared with learning to play a musical instrument.

After a few hours, it is usually possible to open and close the prosthetic hand. Beyond that, successful integration at work and in everyday life requires regular use. It usually takes around three to six months for most users to integrate the prosthesis into their daily lives.

The full potential of Myo Plus is realised in conjunction with the MyoBock terminal devices, and especially with the bebionic hand. However, the bebionic hand is not ideal for all activities at work and in everyday life. That is why Myo Plus control is also compatible with other MyoBock terminal devices, such as the VariPlus Speed hand and System Electric Greifer.

This allows users to choose a solution that is optimally adapted to their activities.