{"id":2673,"date":"2020-05-10T03:15:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T03:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityconnect.co.za\/?p=2673"},"modified":"2020-05-10T03:15:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T03:15:56","slug":"ossur-prosthetics-lending-a-helping-hand-with-advanced-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/10\/ossur-prosthetics-lending-a-helping-hand-with-advanced-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistive Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosthetic technology is constantly developing and evolving and now more than ever, there are many more available options that provide a comfortable, cosmetic, and highly functional prosthesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">i-Digits\u2122 Quantum is a myoelectric partial hand prosthesis, suitable for individuals with absence of 1 to 5 digits where the level of absence is distal to the wrist and proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This customized prosthetic device for individuals with partial hand loss or deficiency offers the ability to change grips with a simple gesture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fully customized prosthesis for partial hand loss or absence<\/li><li>Anywhere from 1 to 5 digits can be replaced<\/li><li>Up to 32 grips available<\/li><li>Form fitting anatomical design<\/li><li>Self-contained wristband houses batteries &amp; microprocessor<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dexterity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Digits move independently and work in conjunction with remaining fingers<\/li><li>Full wrist range-of-movement<\/li><li>Vari-grip\u2122 feature for enhanced grip strength<\/li><li>Auto grasp\u2122 anti-drop feature for added reassurance<\/li><li>Boost speed and strength by up to 30% with my i-limb\u2122 app<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Intelligent motion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gesture control enables an automated grip to be accessed by moving the i-Digits\u2122 Quantum in one of four directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Email <a href=\"mailto:infosa@ossur.com?Subject=Inquiry%20from%20www.ossur.co.za\">infosa@ossur.com<\/a> for a quote or go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossur.co.za\/\">https:\/\/www.ossur.co.za\/<\/a> for more information.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosthetic technology is constantly developing and evolving and now more than ever, there are many more available options that provide a comfortable, cosmetic, and highly functional prosthesis. i-Digits\u2122 Quantum is a myoelectric partial hand prosthesis, suitable for individuals with absence of 1 to 5 digits where the level of absence is distal to the wrist [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assistive-technology","category-hardware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.disabilityconnectexpo.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}