The FineTech Hand Grasp System - STIMuGRIP®

The STIMuGRIP® System is currently being developed under the EU's Sixth Framework Programme, Healthy Aims.  The STIMuGRIP® system is designed to restore control of the wrist extension and hand grasp functions to users following a stroke or neurological insult.

The system consists of an external controller, which is worn on the forearm over the site of the implanted internal parts. The controller contains sensors for triggering the pre-programmed stimulation routines and provides a simple interface for the user to select the appropriate routine.

The internal parts receive power and control signals through the skin from the external Controller.

The internal parts of the system include an Implant Receiver, Cooper Cables and Electrodes, all of which are permanently implanted.

The technology used is based on the FineTech-Brindley Bladder Control System, initially developed in 1982 with the support of the Medical Research Council of Great Britiain, and the more recent STIMuSTEP® System developed with the assistance of the University of Twente and Roessingh Research & Development in Holland and Salisbury District Hospital in Great Britain.