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The Prosthetic Finger, Jose L. Garcia

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While, some human beings are born normal others have lost limbs at birth or through an event in their life. The main focuses will be on designing and building a better prosthetic finger, to obtain at least 2 to 6 pounds of force when it’s contracted. Calculations and specifications were solved for first in order to build the prosthetic, as the prosthetic finger was compared to past prosthetics. The prosthetic finger was first constructed as a 3D model on SolidWorks to virtually test its movements and limitations. After, the prosthetic finger was tested virtually the components specified were either ordered, …