Sensor for prosthetic control

An apparatus for restoring mobility to an amputee, the apparatus comprising:

• a prosthetic or orthotic device (POD);
• a fitting configured to attach to the POD and to a residual limb of a user of the POD;
• and
• a sensor assembly configured to attach with the fitting and configured to contact the residual limb when the fitting is attached to the residual limb, the sensor assembly comprising:
• an enclosure comprising a housing and a support, wherein the support is moveably connected with the housing;
• an EMG sensor carried within the enclosure;
• and
• a circuit board in electrical communication with the EMG sensor.

A method for controlling a movement of a prosthetic or orthotic device (POD), the method comprising:

• detecting, by an EMG sensor contacting a residual limb of a user, an EMG signal associated with a movement of a residual limb of the user;
• accessing, by a controller, an operating profile configured to associate each of a plurality of stored hand gestures and/or hand grips with a corresponding input signal;
• and
• selecting, by the controller, one of the plurality of hand gestures and/or hand grips based on the EMG signal.