I have a friend who has bilateral trans-radial amputations and uses
body-powered prostheses with voluntary-opening hooks (5X, 555). He
likes to use the old trick of putting surgical tubing on the hook
fingers to increase gripping friction, but he finds that the tubing
becomes soiled rather quickly; and he has some difficulty replacing it
himself. He would like to use something more practical and more
durable. Two possibilities that come to mind are plastisol coating like
that used on the children’s hooks, or heat-shrink electrical tubing.
Does anyone have any experience or suggestions for this situation?
C. J. Martin, CPO
