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Portable prosthetic hand with soft pneumatic fingers

US10548745B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

President and Fellows of Harvard College · US

Inventors

Bobak Mosadegh · New York, US
Brandon Grant Gerberich · Wilbraham, US
George M. Whitesides · Newton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 26, 2017
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 26, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29L2031/7532
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A finger actuator, includes a plurality of fluidically interconnected inflatable chambers, wherein each chamber comprises outer walls having an embedded extensible layer selected to constrain radial expansion and freestanding inner walls; and an inextensible layer connected to the chambers at a base of the chambers, the inextensible layer comprising a flexible polymer and having an embedded inextensible layer that extends along the length of the finger actuator.

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