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jkuniholm shared this link on 3/25/2017
Carnes arm - history and current status [update] - TECHNICAL RIGHT BELOW ELBOW AMPUTEE ISSUES

Wolf Schweitzer's excellent history of the Carnes Arm, an arm created by an American inventor and sold to Germany and England following World War I.

The Carnes arm was controlled by Bowden Cable "triple control," and was difficult to master.

There have been efforts to update it with modern engineering, but I am aware of no products on the market yet.

Carnes prosthetic arms medial and lateral views
Carnes arm - history and current status [update] - TECHNICAL RIGHT BELOW ELBOW AMPUTEE ISSUES
3/25/2017

Carnes arm and function The Carnes arm is a sophisticated and mechanical prosthetic arm. It was developed by William T. Carnes and patented from the year 1911 on under the

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