Traumatic Amputation, Electronic Limb Bank, Myoelectric Arm Prosthesis

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The prosthetic consultant for CEHAP is Carl D. Brenner, C.P.O., FAAOP.

Mr. Brenner has been practicing in Southeastern Michigan for the past 35 years and is one of the few upper limb specialists in North America, whose practice has been devoted primarily to fitting upper limb pediatric prostheses for the past 25 years.

He is the Director of Prosthetic Research at the Michigan Institute for Electronic Limb Development and has fit hundreds of electronic hand and bionic arm prostheses to child amputees with a traumatic amputation or birth anomaly resulting in a congenital limb deficiency.

Mr. Brenner has also pioneered several innovations in the field of pediatric upper limb prosthetics including those listed below:

First successful fitting of a 12 month old infant with 2site/2function myoelectronic prosthesis in 1985.
Development of temporary/ preparatory electronic artificial limbs using electronic limb bank components to prepare, evaluate and train children to use permanent electronic prostheses.
Development of laminated growth liners for myoelectric sockets to increase the fitting life of pediatric prostheses by 24%.
Development of a modified ball and socket wrist joint for myoelectric prosthetic arms for kids to make bike riding and other activities requiring angular positioning of the prosthetic terminal device easier.
Development of the Express Repair Program to limit a child's downtime without a myoelectric arm prosthesis to 48 hours or less, regardless of their location in the USA.
Development of the Expedited Prosthetic Fitting Program to reduce the time for completing an electronic prosthesis to 72 hours or less for out-of-state patients.
Development of the Multi-Function Prosthetic Testing Module to utilize methods of evidence-based-prosthetics to identify the most appropriate prosthetic prescription specifications for patients with upper extremity amputations or congenital limb differences.

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