Initially, myoelectric limbs were thought to be appropriate only for adolescents and adults, primarily because the components were rather large.
http://www.wheelchairnet.org/WCN_ProdServ/Docs/TeamRehab/RR_95/9507art2.PDF

If these disadvantages become issues, myoelectric limbs are another choice of prosthesis. Lately, more and more patients have been choosing myoelectric prosthetics over ...
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There has also been an effort to develop criteria for the prescription of costly myoelectric limbs for very young children. Some clinics are claiming functional capabilities ...
http://www.oandplibrary.org/alp/chap31-01.asp

Proprietary Information of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama 1 Name of Policy : Myoelectric ... are designed for patients with traumatic or congenital absence of limbs or sections of ...
https://www.bcbsal.org/providers/policies/final/124.pdf

... in their step like healthy feet. . . a myoelectric hand that can grasp a pencil when the wearer gives a thought command. . . use of lasers to help computers design limbs and ...
http://www.uthscsa.edu/mission/summer97/rehab.html

Young Hawaiian surfing champ Bethany Hamilton, who lost her left arm below the shoulder last fall in a shark attack, may be fitted with one of these "myoelectric" limbs; meanwhile ...
http://www.usaweekend.com/04_issues/040801/040801news.html

This work represents an ongoing investigation of dexterous and natural control of powered upper limbs using the myoelectric signal. When approached as a pattern recognition problem ...
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/lpdocs/epic03/wrapper.htm?arnumber=914793

Myoelectric signals are used to move prosthetic limbs. The faint signals are detected and amplified to control the battery-driven, moving elements of the prosthesis.
http://www.answers.com/topic/myoelectric

The clinics work with the Foundation to also provide for recycling and distribution of myoelectric limbs. The Inner Wheel U.S.A.
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myoelectric limbs ... l?m) Pronunciation Key n. One of the larger branches of a tree. One of the ...
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... impulses, generated by muscles of the body, which may be amplified and used esp. to control artificial limbs. 2. of or pertaining to an artificial limb under myoelectric control.
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... Leader in Amputation Rehabilitation | Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs ... who have undergone amputation are only able to operate one motion at a time with myoelectric ...
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Otto Bock 8E44 Transcarpal Hand. Now even very long residual limbs can be fitted with a myoelectric hand! Key features. 1/3 the weight, 1/3 the size of comparable adult hands ...
http://www.ottobockus.com/products/upper_limb_prosthetics/myoelectric_hands_8E44.asp

For arm amputees who use a myoelectric prosthesis, lithium batteries offer more benefits than nickel cadmium batteries.
http://www.waramps.ca/nac/limbs/arms/battery.html

The myoelectric limbs can detect electric signals from the nervous system and muscles. They were first used on adults, but now they are being fitted to children. Patients that ...
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The company makes advanced myoelectric limbs which connect to the body through nerve endings. These limbs are much more comfortable than a ...
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In the last decade children have also been fitted with myoelectric limbs. In recent years computers have been used to help fit amputees with prosthetic limbs.
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Artificial-Limb.html

Training is important for arm amputees if they are to accept their artificial limbs. Myoelectric arms are sophisticated devices. Training in how to use them is required in order to ...
https://www.waramps.ca/nac/life/myoarm.html

His latest rig combines a magnet with a slider and myoelectric sensors (presumably attached to skin somewhere) found in modern bionic limbs to set a pair of spoons into an intricate ...
http://www.engadget.com/tag/myoelectric

Hi-Tech Artificial Limbs Prosthetic Services & Products ... Myoelectric Body Power ... Welcome to Hi-Tech Artificial Limbs, Inc located in ...
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Andres loves myoelectric limbs because they kept him active and healthy during his childhood. The body-powered harnesses of other upper-extremity prostheses gave him scoliosis, so ...
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/absolutenm/PPL.TB/innerwheelfoundati-2-369.asp

Myoelectric limbs, which control the limbs by converting muscle movements to electrical signals, have become much more common than cable operated limbs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_limbs

Information about myoelectric prosthetic fitting and funding for children with an acquired limb loss or birth defect resulting in a congenital limb deficiency, who may be ...
http://www.myoelectricprosthesis.com/

Myoelectric signals are used to move prosthetic limbs. The faint signals are detected and amplified to control the battery-driven, moving elements of the prosthesis.
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Prescription of myoelectric limbs for young children is a current trend. We fitted 21 children, ages 3 to 18, with below-elbow myoelectric prostheses, funded by third-party ...
http://www.acpoc.org/library/1986_02_019a.asp

Other studies 4,10 demonstrate that children as young as two years old can be fitted with myoelectric limbs. We did not, however, find this a practical age as children under ten ...
http://www.acpoc.org/library/1983_04_009.asp

Myoelectric signals are of interest to the developers of prosthetic devices, such as artificial limbs. The signals can also be used to facilitate the operation of a computer using ...
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The higher-level residual limbs are best suited for electric and/or myoelectric components. This is due to the fact that an amputee?s ability to operate body ...
http://www.fillauer.com/education/ED_myoelectric.html

... enabled scientists to design artificial limbs that function nearly as well as biological ones. On the forefront of this technology is a prosthetic device called the myoelectric arm
http://illumin.usc.edu/article.php?articleID=6