NATALIE - Tenodesis activated tool for helper dog and everyday life
The challenge
To help tackle different needs for people with spinal cord injury. As current tools is quite expensive, we plan to have this tool be easily customisable for various needs and problem.
Who it helps
People with C5 spinal cord injury or anyone who are paralysed from the waist down but can still use their upward wrist motion
How it works
Allowed Natalie to pick up after her helper dog and also have a tools to help her move stuff around.
A Tenodesis activated tool that can help Natalie pick up her dog poop during the day and can also be swapped out for a grabber for normal everyday use. It is parametric in design and can be adapted to multiple use cases.
Tools needed
Fusion 360
Prusa slicer
Measurement tool
Digital caliber
Screwdriver set
Allen keys set
scissors
scissors
FDM Printer
Project details
- Stage: Working Model
- Built by the University of Southern California community, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Team: Natalie Fung
- Category: Daily Living, Outdoor
- 4 downloads
The build files for NATALIE - Tenodesis activated tool for helper dog and everyday life are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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