DR. MURRAY ERNEST MAITLAND, PHD PT
Physical Therapy at Pacific St, Seattle, WA
License number
Washington PT00010569
Category
Restorative Service Providers
Type
Physical Therapist
Address
Address
1959 Pacific St NE, Seattle, WA 98195
Phone
(206) 598-5342
(206) 685-3244 (Fax)
(206) 685-3244 (Fax)
Personal information
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Address
Phone
3705 NE 187Th St, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
Seattle, WA
Professional information
Murray Ernest Maitland, Seattle WA
Specialties:
Physical Therapist
Address:
1959 Pacific St Ne, Seattle, WA 98195
Confirming Artificial Finger Mechanism
US Patent:
2008010, May 8, 2008
Filed:
Nov 1, 2007
Appl. No.:
11/933806
Inventors:
Murray E. Maitland - Seattle WA, US
M. Jason Highsmith - Tampa FL, US
Craig Lusk - Tampa FL, US
M. Jason Highsmith - Tampa FL, US
Craig Lusk - Tampa FL, US
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA - Tampa FL
International Classification:
A61F 2/42
US Classification:
623 2115, 623 2111
Abstract:
A prosthetic finger includes a crossed four (4) bar linkage system having a base formed by a base bar, two cross bars, and an interface bar that engages an object to be held. The base bar is fixed to an artificial finger of an amputee. A first cross bar has a first end pivotally mounted to a first end of the base bar and a second cross bar has a first end pivotally mounted to a second end of the base bar. The first cross bar has a second end pivotally mounted to a first end of the interface bar and the second cross bar has a second end pivotally mounted to a second end of the interface bar. The first and second cross bars are slideably interconnected to one another at a cross point which changes its location as the prosthesis grasps objects of differing sizes and shapes.