The Hydraulic WILMER Tweezer: Design and Development of a Hydraulic Voluntary Closing Mechanism within a Body Powered Split-Hook Prosthesis

Background Despite its high demand, prostheses are too often abandoned because they fail to meet the main requirements control, comfort and cosmesis. Body-powered hook prostheses provide good control due to their proprioceptive feedback but are in general not efficient nor appealing. The WILMER group has developed an appealing voluntary-opening...