ArticlePloS one2018
The SoftHand Pro: Functional evaluation of a novel, flexible, and robust myoelectric prosthesis.
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- Demystifying upper limb hybrid prostheses-a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Pooled it
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- Overview of an ongoing clinical trial on hand prostheses: Toward use of synergy-based prosthetic hands for activities of daily living by transradial amputees.IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering · 2026Article
- Facilitated Effects of Closed-Loop Assessment and Training on Trans-Radial Prosthesis User Rehabilitation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Latest Research Progress on Bionic Artificial Hands: A Systematic Review.Micromachines · 2024Review
- A soft neuroprosthetic hand providing simultaneous myoelectric control and tactile feedback.Nature biomedical engineering · 2023Article
- The SoftHand Pro platform: a flexible prosthesis with a user-centered approach.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- A Proposal of Bioinspired Soft Active Hand Prosthesis.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mechanical assessment of novel compliant mechanisms for underactuated prosthetic hands.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Evaluating the effect of non-invasive force feedback on prosthetic grasp force modulation in participants with and without limb loss.PloS one · 2023Article
- A soft supernumerary hand for rehabilitation in sub-acute stroke: a pilot study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The medical cyborg concept.EMBnet.journal · 2022Article
- Multichannel haptic feedback unlocks prosthetic hand dexterity.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Object Recognition via Evoked Sensory Feedback during Control of a Prosthetic Hand.IEEE robotics and automation letters · 2022Article
- A CW-CNN regression model-based real-time system for virtual hand control.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2022Article
- Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Variable Stiffness Transradial Hand Prosthesis.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2022Article
- Playing the piano with a robotic third thumb: assessing constraints of human augmentation.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Neuromorphic Model of Reflex for Realtime Human-Like Compliant Control of Prosthetic Hand.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2021Article
- Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2021Article
- Biorealistic Control of Hand Prosthesis Augments Functional Performance of Individuals With Amputation.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
Roughly one quarter of active upper limb prosthetic technology is rejected by the user, and user surveys have identified key areas requiring improvement: function, comfort, cost, durability, and appearance. Here we present the first systematic, clinical assessment of a novel prosthetic hand, the SoftHand Pro (SHP), in participants with transradial amputation and age-matched, limb-intact participants. The SHP is a robust and functional prosthetic hand that minimizes cost and weight using an underactuated design with a single motor. Participants with limb loss were evaluated on functional clinical measures before and after a 6-8 hour training period with the SHP as well as with their own prosthesis; limb-intact participants were tested only before and after SHP training. Participants with limb loss also evaluated their own prosthesis and the SHP (following training) using subjective questionnaires. Both objective and subjective results were positive and illuminated the strengths and weaknesses of the SHP. In particular, results pre-training show the SHP is easy to use, and significant improvement in the Activities Measure for Upper Limb Amputees in both groups following a 6-8 hour training highlights the ease of learning the unique features of the SHP (median improvement: 4.71 and 3.26 and p = 0.009 and 0.036 for limb loss and limb-intact groups, respectively). Further, we found no difference in performance compared to participant's own commercial devices in several clinical measures and found performance surpassing these devices on two functional tasks, buttoning a shirt and using a cell phone, suggesting a functional prosthetic design. Finally, improvements are needed in the SHP design and/or training in light of poor results in small object manipulation. Taken together, these results show the promise of the SHP, a flexible and adaptive prosthetic hand, and pave a path forward to ensuring higher functionality in future.
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