Unique Partial Hand Options

Partial hand loss comprises about 90 percent of all upper extremity amputations and may involve the loss of one or more digits.

Partial hand prostheses have historically been simple opposition designs that utilize movements from the patient’s remaining thumb or fingers for grasping against a fixed prosthetic platform.

Advanced Arm Dynamics has pioneered research in the area of partial hand prostheses and currently offers state-of-the-art socket designs using the most advanced materials.  There are five prosthetic options for partial hand amputees: electrically-powered fingers, passive cosmetic restorations, activity-specific designs, body-powered finger mechanisms, and opposition designs.

 

NBC News Philadelphia - Newly Engineered Prosthetic Hands Revolutionize Lives

 

Two breakthrough prosthetic hand technologies were featured on NBC, ABC and CBS news in Philadelphia by Advanced Arm Dynamics' patients Colby Helffrich and Army Staff Sergeant Ramon Padilla (RET.) Helffrich, who lost all his left fingers when he was hit by a train, is now wearing electric fingers that are helping him pursue an education in physical therapy. Padilla, who lost his left arm below the elbow while serving in Afghanistan, is wearing the bebionic v2 hand.

 

Metro Philadelphia

Metro Philadelphia Article - July 28, 2011 - Advanced Arm Dynamics' patients Colby Helffrich and Army Staff Sergeant Ramon Padilla (RET.) demonstrated their advanced prosthetic hands for Metro Philadelphia newspaper. Helffrich has been involved in the development and testing process for the newly engineered prosthetic fingers that he now wears on his partially amputated left hand. Padilla, who lost his left arm below the elbow while serving in Afghanistan, is impressed with the multiple grip patterns of his new bebionic v2 hand.

Technology Breakthrough:  Electric & Body-Powered Fingers

 

Introducing new, anatomically correct electric fingers for partial hand amputees. These durable, hi-tech fingers are more proportional in size rather than being unnaturally long, as is the case with other electric fingers. The length of these new electric fingers also means a more natural feeling when people use them in their daily activities. This breakthrough technology offers new hope to millions of people who are living with partial hand amputation.

 

Making Life Easier with Activity Specific Prostheses

Partial hand amputee Scott Haskins enjoys a range of prosthetic options created by prosthetist MacJulian Lang at the Northwest Center of Excellence in Portland, Oregon. Scott's outdoor Oregon lifestyle called for some unique activity specific devices. He also has a passive cosmetic silicone restoration that restores the natural appearance of his right hand.


Silicone cosmetic restorations allow people with partial hand amputations to wear a passive prosthesis that looks almost identical to their real hand. These extremely lifelike devices offer people an alternative to using their residual limb with no prosthesis. Silicone cosmetic restorations appear so realistic that they are virtually unnoticed by others.