Fit 4 Purpose Prosthetics

A project to design and test a low-cost body powered prosthesis system

Publications

Disability design and innovation in computing research in low resource settings

Morgado-Ramirez, D. et al. (2020)

ASSETS ’20: The 22nd International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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Technology to monitor everyday upper-limb prosthesis use – a review

Chadwell, A.

Myoelectric Controls (MEC20) Symposium, July 2020

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Understanding how harnessing affects a user’s workspace

Chadwell, A., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Ssekitoleko, R., Nakandi, B. and Head, J.

Myoelectric Controls (MEC20) Symposium, July 2020

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A pin-array method for capturing tissue deformation under defined pressure distributions and its application to prosthetic socket design

Prince, M., Kenney, L. and Howard, D. (2020)

Journal of Medical Engineering & Physics; 84: 136-143

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Evaluating reachable workspace and user control over prehensor aperture for a body-powered prosthesis

Chadwell, L. P. J. Kenney, D. Howard, R. T. Ssekitoleko, B. T. Nakandi and J. Head (2020)

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

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Technology for monitoring everyday prosthesis use: a systematic review

Chadwell, A., Diment, L., Micó-Amigo, M. et al. (2020)

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation; 17, 93

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ISPO 17th WORLD CONGRESS: BASICS TO BIONICS, ABSTRACT BOOK

The team presented three abstracts at the World Congress of Prosthetics and Orthotics, in Kobe, Japan:

  • Abstract 3.3.8.d: Maggie Donovan-Hall. Scoping and Exploratory Work to Underpin the Research and Design Parameters to Develop a ‘Fit-for-Purpose’ Body-Powered Upper Limb Prosthesis (p328)
  • Abstract 3.3.8.e: Dafne Zuleima Morgado Ramirez et al. Real Life Use of Upper Limb Prosthetics in Lower and Middle Income Countries (p329)
  • Abstract 3.3.8.f: Dafne Zuleima Morgado Ramirez et al. Digital Tools for a Connected Community of Upper Limb Prosthesis Users in Lower and Middle Income Countries (p330) 

Link to the Abstract Book is as follows:

https://www.ispo-congress.com/media/teaser/ISP19_Abstract-Book.pdf

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Harnessing public and patient involvement for upper limb prosthetics design

This abstract was presented at the 2019 Trent International Prosthetics Symposium and describes the early results of the user involvement work led by Maggie Donovan-Hall to help the design team come up with appropriate solutions

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Upper-limb prostheses for low- and middle income countries

This paper, published in the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine’s magazine, describes the background to the project and some of the early scoping work.

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Prosthetics Services in Uganda – A series of studies to inform the design of a low cost, but fit-for-purpose, body-powered prosthesis

This paper describes the early work by the project team to understand the current state of prosthetic services and their impact on people living with limb absence. It was presented at the Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT) Consultation, World Health Organisation, Geneva, 22-23 August 2019

Published: 12/09/2019
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