Vibrotactile Feedback for a Person with Transradial Amputation and Visual Loss: A Case Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Detailed Case Description
2.1. Timeline
2.2. Diagnostic Assessment
Manual Dexterity Tests
2.3. Technical Design
2.4. Results of Manual Dexterity Tests
3. Discussion
“The tactile feedback is a great help to me. I no longer have to constantly check whether I’m holding something with the prosthesis. In my spare time, I love building nest boxes for birds. FEELIX makes work processes safer and easier. I also get a better feel for my hands and can work with both hands again”, a summary of doctor’s visits (10/2022).
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
CMU | Control module unit |
JASP | Jeffreys’s Amazing Statistics Program |
FEELIX | Name of the vibrotactile feedback add-on prototype |
FSR | Force sensitive resistor |
LAO | Lightweight Abstract Objects |
SHAP | Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure |
SMU | Sensor module unit |
TMR | Targeted muscle reinnervation |
TSR | Targeted sensory reinnervation |
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Timed Tasks | With (s) | Without (s) |
---|---|---|
Heavy abstract objects | 50.6 | 63.1 |
Light abstract objects | 45.4 | 75.0 |
Activities of daily living 1 | 270.2 | 276.3 |
Activities of daily living 2 | 71.8 | 173.5 |
Overall total time | 437.9 | 587.9 |
Functionality Profile | With (% Healthy Controls) | Without (% Healthy Controls) |
---|---|---|
Spherical | 65 | 43 |
Power | 57 | 34 |
Tip | 18 | 10 |
Tripod | 23 | 12 |
Lateral | 34 | 24 |
Extension | 45 | 47 |
Index of function | 43 | 30 |
With | Without | |||
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With Unaffected Hand Assist | Without Unaffected Hand Assist | With Unaffected Hand Assist | Without Unaffected Hand Assist | |
Cubes per minute | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
Failed attempts per minute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Comments | No checking with the unaffected hand necessary | Exact grasping is evident | Checking with the unaffected hand necessary | No exact grasping |
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Peternell, G.; Penasso, H.; Luttenberger, H.; Ronacher, H.; Schlintner, R.; Ashcraft, K.; Gardetto, A.; Ernst, J.; Kropiunig, U. Vibrotactile Feedback for a Person with Transradial Amputation and Visual Loss: A Case Report. Medicina 2023, 59, 1710. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101710
Peternell G, Penasso H, Luttenberger H, Ronacher H, Schlintner R, Ashcraft K, Gardetto A, Ernst J, Kropiunig U. Vibrotactile Feedback for a Person with Transradial Amputation and Visual Loss: A Case Report. Medicina. 2023; 59(10):1710. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101710
Chicago/Turabian StylePeternell, Gerfried, Harald Penasso, Henriette Luttenberger, Hildegard Ronacher, Roman Schlintner, Kara Ashcraft, Alexander Gardetto, Jennifer Ernst, and Ursula Kropiunig. 2023. "Vibrotactile Feedback for a Person with Transradial Amputation and Visual Loss: A Case Report" Medicina 59, no. 10: 1710. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59101710