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RIT e-NABLE Arm v0.43
The Derek Arm is an elbow-actuated variant of an RIT-developed e-NABLE prosthesis designed to fit Derek, the first user of our arm.
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Description
The Derek Arm is an elbow-actuated variant of an RIT-developed e-NABLE prosthesis designed to fit Derek, the first user of our arm. As illustrated below, in the video, bending the elbow causes the fingers to flex by tightening strings descending from the fingers to tensioners in the upper arm.
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*Start by reading the ReleaseNotes at: http://bit.ly/1nUJ647
Readme at: https://docs.google.com/a/g.rit.edu/document/d/1uEomoBOTEfTNRHCYmNr_5AkKPJv8TYJSbxhE4p5BYU8/edit
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Comments
KacieL commented agoWhere can I find the files for the fingers?
Sydney_Cheek19 commented agoI am a student trying to modify this design in SolidWorks is anyone here capable of helping me get these files in that format? The ones available do not seem to be working. Thanks!!!
Derek added this to the project arm[s] collection ago
dolphingrll added this to the chele collection ago
zulastudio commented agoCan anyone help me: I am trying to get an arm for a 21 year old war victim handicap guy, his arm is amputated 5cm above the wrist, and I am not sure if this design works for adults. He also has both legs amputated, and getting at least an arm back would be incredible. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Can I use this design? If not, which one?
Gustavo Abel Cierra added this to the Protesis collection ago
David Melendez commented agoI want to print the Rit Arm for a 4 year old kid, does any one know where can I get the fingers ipt files?
Rene Perez commented agoAny one know how much the factor would be for an adult
Alberto Martinez added this to the prostetic collection ago
Joy Schwartz commented agoWe would love to help Michael. I am a school teacher in Texas and we are wanting to print this for a student within our district. But we would love to help others as well! Please email me at joyschwartz@hjisd.net
3D Herndon commented agoHello Michael, we are currently working with a 3 year old boy who has the same situation. Most of the work is being done by volunteers for free, and there are many people around the country who are happy to help. Have you registered at eNable yet? You will find a lot of resources through their site: http://enablingthefuture.org/
At 3D Herndon we are designing and printing a version of the RIT Arm. It definitely requires sizing and customization so you'll need an engineer/designer to be involved. But as I said, there are a lot of good people volunteering in this area. We can also help you with the printing so contact us at 3DHerndon.com.
Michael Schramm commented agoI have a little brother who is 8 years old and he was born without part of his right arm from just past the elbow down. We live in Juneau, Alaska and we were hoping on getting him one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg to get. My father and I came across this and we were really hoping to get a hold of someone that can really help us? do we need to size his arm? do we need to go somewhere to order one?
Dean E added this to the Prosthetics collection ago
USCGMT commented agoHi,
We are building a RIT arm for an adult man. Does anyone know do we change sizes?
Thanks,
Michelle
e-NABLE published this design ago