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Project Number: | I01RX002830-01A1 |
| Title: | Artificial Digit Replacements for Women Veterans with Individual Digit Loss |
| Principal Investigator: | Richard F. Weir |
| Location: | Denver, CO |
| Congressional District Code: | 1 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2018 - March 2021 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $0 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$496,123 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: The goal of the proposed project is to design and develop a purely mechanical, ratcheting prosthetic finger – the Women’s Digit – which 1) can be sized for a 5th percentile female hand using advanced metal 3D printing technology, 2) has an industry leading strength to weight ratio, and 3) can be operated using unilaterally (one- handed) using a novel ratcheting mechanism. The largest population of upper limb amputees are those with partial hand amputations. This population outnumbers all other l... |