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Published Date: 20/07/2024
Posted in Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Asymmetry Design principles Design simplicity and efficiency Disability and the public Health Janet and John Overuse Reduction Prosthetics Research tips Specifications and comparisons Support Testing

The 8 question method to evaluate any prosthetic arm for real use [checklist]

Published Date: 04/01/2018
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Academic Project Academic research (review) Activities of Daily Living and Sports Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Asymmetry Becker Hand [Lock Grip, Imperial] {mechanical hand} Bimanual task benchmark Brands Cable control Cybathlon 2016 Design principles Disability and the public EC lumberjack and hauling EC microworks Extreme Cyborging Harness / shoulder strap Health History Hosmer Hosmer Dorrance Janet and John Material science Mechanical works Myoelectric prostheses Otto Bock Overuse Reduction Postural interference myoelectric control problem Prosthetic hand Prosthetic hook Prosthetic wrist connector Prosthetics Prototype development Research tips Specifications and comparisons Touch Bionics Touch Bionics iLimb Toughware Equilux TRS prehensor

Case-study of a user-driven prosthetic arm design: bionic hand versus customized body-powered technology in a highly demanding work environment [article out]

Published Date: 09/12/2017
Posted in Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm Art Attitude Disability and the public EC off limits Extreme Cyborging Janet and John Media Media publishing adequate content Satire Symbolism Trash Culture

Alex Roy and comparing junk with what “real men” wear [consumer products and society]

Published Date: 10/02/2017
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses #voightkampff test - dilemma Activities of Daily Living and Sports Bimanual task benchmark Disability and the public Janet and John Myoelectric prostheses Prosthetics

Myoelectric Arm Dialog

Published Date: 05/08/2016
Posted in Academic Project Disability and the public Interviews by Kom Tummer Janet and John Satire Support

Real prosthetic arm research to finally resolve existing problems [research; interview with Prof. Kenneth Pitoskin]

Published Date: 17/04/2016
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Algorithm regarding best choice of prosthetic arm Bimanual task benchmark Design principles Design simplicity and efficiency Harness / shoulder strap Health Overuse Reduction Product choice Prosthetics Tricks one handed

What prosthetic arm to use? [flowchart / algorithm]

Published Date: 23/03/2011
Posted in Legal aspects Strategy, marketing

Is arm amputation a “rare disease” or “orphan disease”: term, significance, consequence [statistics and insurance] [rant]

Published Date: 20/10/2025
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports Getting dressed Product choice

Tube squeezer [product tip]

Published Date: 20/10/2025
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports ANPPN Activites of No Particular Prosthetic Need Design principles Design simplicity and efficiency Product choice Tricks and techniques Tricks with stump

Selecting “necessaire” (wash / toilet bag) for zipper convenience [product ]

Published Date: 09/07/2025
Posted in CE-conformance Legal aspects

Zweck eines Medizinproduktes in der EU Richtlinie 2017/745 [Zirkelschluss / juristische Ente]

Published Date: 09/07/2025
Posted in CE-conformance Disability and the public Discrimination Health Legal aspects Prosthetics

MDR (medical device regulation) und Ortho Suisse [review]

Published Date: 21/01/2025
Posted in Design simplicity and efficiency Support

Simplicity in rehabilitation robotics [TEDx]

Published Date: 21/01/2025
Posted in Academic Project Academic research (review) Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Disability and the public Prosthetic sensory feedback

Article “Restoration of Genuine Sensation and Proprioception of Individual Fingers Following Transradial Amputation with Targeted Sensory Reinnervation as a Mechanoneural Interface” [review]

Published Date: 10/01/2025
Posted in Academic Project Academic research (review) Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Disability and the public Prosthetic sensory feedback

Perspectives on the comparative benefits of body-powered and myoelectric upper limb prostheses [review]

Published Date: 28/12/2024
Posted in Academic Project Academic research (review) Academic research under The Amputee Excuse (TAE) Disability and the public Discrimination Research premise myths

Prosthetic arm development and AI (artificical intelligence) to address user needs [review]

Published Date: 10/11/2024
Posted in Activities of Daily Living and Sports Brands Disability and the public EC off limits Extreme Cyborging Fillauer Hosmer Office

Door lock [ADL]

Published Date: 29/10/2024
Posted in ADA technologies / Physionetics / Toughware PRX Artwork and Do It yourself Corner Brands Cable control Grip tuning Prosthetic hook Prosthetics V2P Prehensor

V2P Prehensor – adding rubbers [tech tip]

Published Date: 29/10/2024
Posted in CE-conformance Cybathlon 2016 Cybathlon 2020 Cybathlon 2024 Janet and John Legal aspects Specifications and comparisons

Frying pan test at Cybathlon 2024 [has a “clinical trial” gone wrong? shouldn’t this type of research be registered properly?]

Published Date: 27/10/2024
Posted in "Bionic" prostheses Becker Hand [Lock Grip, Imperial] {mechanical hand} Becker Phantom Bionic Brands Fillauer Hosmer Hosmer Dorrance Movohook 2Grip Otto Bock Prosthetic hand Prosthetic hook Prosthetics Specifications and comparisons Toughware Equilux TRS TRS Jaws TRS prehensor V2P Prehensor

Comparison of body powered terminal devices (my selection / June 2024)

Published Date: 30/09/2024
Posted in Janet and John Support

Thorstein Veblen – The Leisure Class Society (and how it applies to current trends in prosthetic arm “design”) II [a]