Wilhe's Raptor Adaptor (Terminal Device for Existing Prosthesis)

By SkipMeetze

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Wilhe's Raptor Adaptor (Terminal Device for Existing Prosthesis)

By SkipMeetze

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Wilhe's Raptor Adaptor (Terminal Device for Existing Prosthesis)

By SkipMeetze

at 2024-05-03
The Wilhe's Raptor Adaptor is the first step by the e-NABLE Lab at the Rochester Institute of Technology in developing a modular system that connects a 3D-printed hand as an alternative terminal device to a prosthetic arm. This modular system will evolve into 3D-printed terminal devices that can be used by professional prosthetists and e-NABLE volunteers on various kinds of prosthetic arms. This will eventually allow the prosthetic hand technology developed by e-NABLE volunteers http://enablingthefuture.org/  to be used for prosthetic arms as well as for wrist-actuated prosthetic hands.  Meanwhile, power users of Tinkercad can build on the Tinkercad design https://tinkercad.com/things/8rOq92c76jG along with the STL files herein to customize their own variations of the free and open source design. The 3D-printed Raptor Hand can slide into the Wilhe's Raptor Adaptor without any modifications to the printed parts of the hand. Then the assembly is attached onto an unmodified existing prosthetic arm (with a pair of hooks and a harness) and the assembly is held together by zipties and screws. The STL files are sized for a 100% (small size for a 6-year-old child) Raptor Hand v2.2.  It is expected that future updates will provide more universal adaptors that will be easy to attach to a range of 3D-printed hands and prosthetic arms. http://youtu.be/91Pn5Bx2n6o Related prior art:The Raptor Hand by e-NABLE https://www.youmagine.com/designs/the-raptor-hand-by-e-nable#!design-documents  The Raptor Adaptor v1.0 https://www.youmagine.com/designs/the-raptor-adaptor-v1-0 Palm Cushion for Raptor Hand https://www.youmagine.com/designs/palm-cushion-for-raptor-hand   Adaptive Grip Mechanism https://www.youmagine.com/designs/adaptive-grip-mechanism-for-prosthetic-hand  The whippletree adaptive tensioner was derived from a concept by Steve Wood http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:392970 

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SkipMeetze
SkipMeetze
about 10 years
Hi Roy, Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Check out the tinkercad model at https://tinkercad.com/things/8rOq92c76jG Unfortunately, it is not really scalable unless your are a "power user" of tinkercad. The design is (1) a proof of concept for using e-NABLE hands on existing prosthetic devices and (2) a custom prosthesis for one particular recipient. I plan to blog about the tinkercad process early in the year. Also, we are in the process of developing an adaptor that makes e-NABLE hands usable as a terminal device for prosthetist-created below-elbow devices in general. That may get you where you want to be with the potential recipient. Stay tuned.
Roy Achiron
Roy Achiron
about 10 years
THIS IS AWESOME. Great job. I'd like to print one of those ASAP for a recipient that has myriad of arm prosthetics, and is really interested in a 3D printed hand. I would need to account for the size of her prosthetic device, would you explain how it should be scaled to fit?

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