ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,040, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Touch Bionics Ltd. (Livingston, Great Britain).
"Prosthetic digit with articulating links" was invented by Matthew James Benning (Livingston, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Features for prosthetic digits are described. The digits mimic natural fingers by having multiple articulating segments, for example three, that can rotate varying amounts. Rotatable and/or linearly expandable mechanical links are configured to provide the digit segments with multiple degrees of rotational freedom. The digit may have an actuator that outputs linear actuation to cause rotation of the digit seg...