Literature Review on Needs of Upper Limb Prosthesis Users

The loss of one hand can significantly affect the level of autonomy and the capability of performing daily living, working and social activities. The current prosthetic solutions contribute in a poor way to overcome these problems due to limitations in the interfaces adopted for controlling the prosthesis and to the lack of force or tactile feedback, thus limiting hand grasp capabilities. This paper presents a literature review on needs analysis of upper limb prosthesis users, and points out the main critical aspects of the current prosthetic solutions, in terms of users satisfaction and activities of daily living they would like to perform with the prosthetic device. The ultimate goal is to provide design…

• MD
  Ministero della Salute
• IN
  Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro Gli Infortuni sul Lavoro

  Awards: E58C13000990001, CUP: E58C13000990001