Prosthetic arm

Description

Body powered prosthetic arm, elbow joint moves through a rack and pinion and push-rod movement, metal, foam padding and plastic, on canvas harness, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh, researcher David Gow, Edinburgh, early 1980s

Museum reference

T.2010.109

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Prosthetic arm, Harness

Production information

Gow, David James, 1957 (b.), Researcher
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Early 1980s

Materials

Metal, Plastic, Fabric, Canvas

Associations

Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre

References

NHS Lothian Archives accession number 10/001 (related paper and film material)

Film of interview with David Gow of the SMART Centre, NHS Lothian (see DVD in object file)