Educational prosthesis device and method for using the same

A method for educating a wearer of an upper limb prosthesis, the upper limb prosthesis including a grasping device extending from a distal portion thereof, at least one instrument connecting onto said grasping device, and an interactive, computerized system mounted on the prosthesis, said computerized system including a computer having a display, at least two actuatable input buttons, and a computer program for execution on said computer, said computer program capable of displaying on said display a selection of interactive modules including information usable by a wearer for learning how to use a prosthesis, said method being executed by the computerized system and comprising the steps of:

• selecting one of said modules, the selected module including a predetermined lesson corresponding to a particular use of the prosthesis;
• displaying on said display a representation of at least two manual activities corresponding to the selected interactive module;
• selecting an activity represented on said display;
• and
• demonstrating on said display how to perform said selected activity with the prosthesis.

A prosthetic system for educating a wearer of a prosthesis, the system comprising:

• a limb prosthesis;
• and
• an education device including an interactive, computerized system comprising a display, a selection device and a computer that stores and transmits on the display at least one module including at least one lesson corresponding to a manual activity for use with the prosthesis, the selection device providing input to the computer and permitting selection of the at least one lesson;
• wherein the education device is mounted onto and supported by the limb prosthesis.

A method for educating a wearer of a prosthetic system including a limb prosthesis, and an education device mounted onto the prosthesis and including an interactive, computerized system having a computer with a display, the computer storing and executing at least one educational module, the method comprising the steps of:

• displaying the at least one educational module on the display;
• selecting one of the educational modules, the selected educational module including a lesson corresponding to a particular use of a prosthesis;
• displaying on said display a representation of at least one manual activity corresponding to the selected educational module;
• selecting an activity represented on said display;
• and
• demonstrating on said display how to perform said selected activity with the prosthesis.