Advances in Myoelectric Prosthetics Research
As board members for Given Limb, we are constantly interested in and monitoring what is happening on the forefront of research in both mechanical and myoelectric prosthetics. One interesting project, which is ongoing at Duke University, is based on the electrical signals generated by skin and muscle cells in our body. A student is working to design a device capable of collecting skin surface electromyographic signals (electrical signals generated by the cells) from the arm and then process the data and deliver it to a host device. The host device is basically a computer, which could be anything from the operator of a prosthetic arm to a video game controller. More information on the project can be found at:
http://openprosthetics.wikispot.org/Open_Myoelectric_Signal_Processor.