Hand Configuration Introduction; Grip Selection - be bionic steeper Technical Manual

5.7 Hand Configuration Introduction

For most patients, the factory settings on the bebionic
hand will be adequate. However, for experienced
practitioners bebalanceBT software can be used to
customize the hand to each individual through the
bebionic menu option.
Configuration essentially changes the way the bebionic
hand operates. These changes are downloaded from
the computer to the hand to allow the user to try
them. Successful alterations can be loaded and saved
in the hand's memory. Details of individual iteration,
once saved, are with the patient's ID in the History file.
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CAUTION
Only bebionic small hands can be programmed
using bebalanceBT.
Hand Configuration
Select bebionic on the main menu to open the
configuration screen as shown below.
By default the configuration screen opens with dual
-site control strategy. You can change to single-site
by point and clicking on Single-Site under mode.

5.8 Grip Selection

Grips can be selected and ordered as desired by the
user by a simple point and click in the relevant tables.
Opposed Primary
This refers to selection of the initial two grip patterns
available with the thumb in the opposed position.
The default grip is available immediately, the user
can switch to the alternate grip by applying the
appropriate change signal, e.g. in mode 4, an OPEN
OPEN signal will switch between the default and
alternate grip patterns.
Non-Opposed Primary
Allows selection of the grip patterns as described
above, but with the thumb in the non-opposed
position.
Control Option
The hand can be controlled by proportional or
threshold electrodes
transducers or force sensitive resistors. It is possible
to reverse the electrode/transducer
without the need to physically swap cables. Simply
select the appropriate configuration as highlighted in
screen below.
or alternatively by
operation
linear
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