Powered Wrist-Hand Orthosis

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=65 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04e00840erlcjm.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Powered Wrist-Hand Orthosis</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mark Felling.com Dont let life pass you"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> back to<B>  </B><A HREF="mystory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Fall From The Sky "><B>My Fall From The Sky </B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=150 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04811c00egdysm.png"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="rehab.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rehabilitation">Rehabilitation</A></div> <div> <A HREF="mystorynews.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Articles">News Articles</A></div> <div> <A HREF="caringbridge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Caring Bridge Archive">Caring Bridge Archive</A></div> <div> <A HREF="van.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Van">My Van</A></div> <div> <A HREF="fesimplant.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FES Experimental Forearm Implant">FES Experimental Forearm Implant</A></div> <div> <B>Powered Wrist-Hand Orthosis</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=415 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="5" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="816" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 82 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.broadenedhorizons.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.broadenedhorizons.com"><B><IMG SRC="961dd4b0.png" border=0 width="221" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="94"><div> <A HREF="http://www.BroadenedHorizons.com" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.BroadenedHorizons.com"><B>"Innovative Solutions for the Mobility Impaired"</B></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="467"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="82" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="467" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>Update Oct 1, 05: </B><A HREF="http://www.broadenedhorizons.com/powergrip.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.broadenedhorizons.com/powergr"><B>A kit for this type of Powered orthosis is now available from my company, Broadened Horizons!</B></A></div> <bR> <div> Here is a picture of my wrist splint as it is today.  It has become more functional by increasing the voltage from 7 volts to 9 volts.  It still could have additional functionality at certain times with 12 volts so I realize the need for a mode switch and a voltage regulator.  This is being treated as a prototype and I am working on developing a better model that can be utilized by others with needs similar as my own, specifically C-5 level quadriplegics.  I may go to having the power actuator mounted behind a chair with only a small cable running up to the arm.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="81a6bdd0.png" border=0 width="619" height="221" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  </div> <div>  <EMBED SRC="components/Using_My_Power_Wrist-Hand_Orthesis.MOV" WIDTH=320 HEIGHT=245 AUTOSTART=false LOOP=false PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/">  </div> <div> (<A HREF="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/">QuickTime</A> plug-in required)</div> </td> </tr></table></body>