http://blog.givenlimb.org Dedicated to serving the needs of amputees Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:39:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.givenlimb.org/prosthetic-limb/arms/prosthetic-arm-repair-kit/ http://blog.givenlimb.org/prosthetic-limb/arms/prosthetic-arm-repair-kit/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:39:15 +0000 givenlimb http://blog.givenlimb.org/?p=7 The Given Limb Foundation has developed a prototype repair kit for mechanical repairs on prosthetic arms.  The kit includes tools such as small precision screwdrivers (philips head and flat head), iris scissors, a hex set, tweezers, and a rubber band applicator.  Some with prosthetic arms have indicated that they often have to make minor repairs or adjustments to their arms, and that a small, self-contained kit for travel or home use would be helpful to them.  We would like feedback from others about this concept–would it be helpful, what should it contain, etc.

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