Prosthetic hand

Description

Body powered prosthetic right hand, plastic with silicone cosmetic sleeve which extends to cover forearm, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh

Museum reference

T.2011.102

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Prosthetic hand

Materials

Plastic, Silicone

Associations

Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre
World Body Power Group

Exhibitions

• Reconstructing Lives, a human technology (09 Mar 2012 - 24 Feb 2013)
  National War Museum

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)