{"id":278,"date":"2010-02-06T00:58:12","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T22:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?page_id=278"},"modified":"2019-06-20T15:24:11","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T13:24:11","slug":"v2p-prehensor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?page_id=278","title":{"rendered":"::V2P &#038; EQ ::"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This page details information for the Toughware PRX products <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?cat=77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">V2P Prehensor<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?cat=228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toughware Equilux<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?page_id=278\/#Toughware_Equilux\" >Toughware Equilux<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?page_id=278\/#V2P_Prehensor\" >V2P Prehensor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Toughware_Equilux\"><\/span>Toughware Equilux<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The Equilux is a body powered device and it is (or will be) manufactured by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toughwareprx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-slimstat=\"5\">Toughware PRX<\/a>. It allows an &#8220;on the fly&#8221; switch between VC (voluntary closing) and VO (voluntary opening) control mode.<\/p>\n<p>An outstanding feature is that the device also provides for the fact that normally, VO works better with slightly longer control cables, whereas the VC system requires mildly shorter ones. This device&#8217;s flip \/ switch design does away with this by way of clever design. So with one good control cable length, you are set.<\/p>\n<p>As a further feature, it contains an interface for exchangeable grip pads. As we will see, this is a relevant aspect, that will have to be followed up in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Switch from VO to VC:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/switchvo-to-vc.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7464\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/switchvo-to-vc.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Switch from VC to VO:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/switch2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7465\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/switch2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Details about this device <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=7462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">see posts on this webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"V2P_Prehensor\"><\/span>V2P Prehensor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?cat=77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">V2P Prehensor<\/a> is, with a huge advantage in performance compared to other hooks, the device I see best fit to complete <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?p=232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a maximum of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)<\/a> using my body powered below elbow prosthesis, a wee bit better even than <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/tech\/?cat=67\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Becker hands<\/a>. It obviously does not look like a hand but it turned out to not be a big issue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swisswuff.ch\/images\/v2p\/v2p.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[DEUTSCH] Der V2P Prehensor kann bei <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toughwareprx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">direkt bei Bradley Veatch<\/a> bestellt werden.<\/p>\n<p>[ENGLISH] The V2P Prehensor can be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toughwareprx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ordered directly from Bradley Veatch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: I am not involved with the business of ADA Technologies \/ Physionetics \/ Toughware PRX. The V2P Prehensor is a great product that I took the liberty to critically test and review.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=swisswuff\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page details information for the Toughware PRX products V2P Prehensor and Toughware Equilux. Toughware Equilux The Equilux is a body powered device and it is (or will be) manufactured by Toughware PRX. It allows an &#8220;on the fly&#8221; switch between VC (voluntary closing) and VO (voluntary opening) control mode. 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