ReGiveMeFive

Project objectives

A high rate of abandonment in the use of the prosthesis is still present among upper limb amputees, especially for subjects with a proximal level of amputation. It is justified by numerous factors, including the impossibility of effectively controlling the prosthesis, the absence of a sensory and proprioceptive feedback and the constant sense of "extraneity" for the prosthesis also mainly due to bulky, uncomfortable and invasive fastening systems.

Although progresses have been made in recent years in terms of revision and functionalization of the stump, surgical techniques in the amputation stump preparation are still unable to adequately support the robotic and bionic technologies applied to prosthetics. For this reason, the ReGiveMeFive (RGM5) project aims at rethinking the stump to be functional and adaptable to the application of a robotic prosthesis of modern design. The following activities will be carried out i) to perform ad hoc bionic surgery procedures for the revision and functionalization of the upper limb stump in order to adapt it to the new generation of prosthetic devices on an increasingly large number of patients; ii) to feedback to the users the proprioceptive information; iii) to define the guidelines for the revision of the stump.

Beginning Date/End Date

21/12/2020 - 20/12/2023

Scientific responsibility

Prof. Vincenzo Denaro and Prof. Loredana Zollo

Co-Head: Prof. V Di Lazzaro and Prof. G. Di Pino

Coordinating institution of the project

Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

Other participants

Source of funding