Prosthetic Hand Proprioception & Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX)
Abstract
Wounded warriors often suffer from neural injury due to spinal cord injury or amputations. Military personnel with amputated limbs get limited benefit from recent advances in prosthetic-limb technology because the user interface for controlling the limb is low-performance and unreliable. Through investments in the DARPA Reliable Neural-Interface Technology (RE-NET) program, novel interface systems have been developed that overcome these issues and are designed to last for the lifetime of the patient. The goal of the Prosthetic Hand Proprioception & Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) program was to create the first bi-directional (motor & sensory) peripheral nerve implant for controlling and sensing advanced prosthetic limb systems. With a strong focus on transition, the HAPTIX program created and transitioned clinically relevant technology in support of wounded warriors suffering from single or multiple limb loss. Research in this area also addressed similar interface technologies with other nerve pathways such as the spinal cord. Technologies developed in this program transitioned to the Army.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- c05cece2bdc58326c6e98cf8753dc348
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