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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 06, 2019
Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia, Genoa, IT;
Inail-istituto Nazionale Per L'assicurazione Contro Gli Infortuni, Rome, IT;
Simone Traverso, Genoa, IT;
Andrea Lince, Fresonara, IT;
Matteo Laffranchi, Genoa, IT;
Lorenzo De Michieli, Genoa, IT;
Nicolò Boccardo, Genoa, IT;
Abstract
Underactuated prosthetic hand including base body; first and second prosthetic fingers each hinged to the base body; first control cable; actuator to move the first control cable; and for each pair of fingers second control cable having control ends associated with the first and second fingers; and transmission block to allow first control cable to control second control cable; transmission block includes guide integral with base body and defining sliding axis; movable element sliding along guide; first pulley for sliding first control cable hinged to movable element and second pulley for sliding second control cable hinged to the movable element so actuator, when moving first cable, determines moveable element translational movement to displace second control cable and the fingers; and elastic means opposing moveable element translational movement so the moveable element translational movement opposes elastic means allowing them to facilitate return to moveable element initial position.