Aquatic design for individuals with disabilities: Upper limb prosthesis

The overall result of this project was to create a new swim prosthesis that is more flexible than current models and more easily used for a variety of swim techniques. The prosthesis made is comprised of a Polyethylene and Copolymer socket and a Polyethylene hand. Both were made through the processes of vacuum-forming and draping of plastic. The proposed design is a new swim prosthesis that promotes those qualities lacked by current models. The prosthetic swim hand and socket attach through the use of an Aluminum plate that the hand screws into. The difference between this prosthesis and current models is that this one not only fixes the problems left by current models, but also uses custom molding. The final result is a swim prosthesis that passes all verification and validation tests and allows the user to increase their water mobility.