Prosthetic hand

Description

Prosthetic hand and wrist unit with rack and pinion movement, hand made of hard polyurethane foam with Delrin and steel wrist and silicone cosmetic cover, part of the research and education collections of the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre, Edinburgh, designed by David Simpson, late 1960s

Museum reference

T.2010.91

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Prosthetic hand

Production information

Simpson, David Cumming, Dr, 1920 - 2006, Designer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Late 1960s

Materials

Delrin, Steel, Hard polyurethane foam, Silicone

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)