Patent ID: 7094058

Claim:
A device for educating a wearer of an upper limb prosthesis that includes a grasping device extending from a distal portion thereof, said device comprising: an interactive, computerized system including a computer that stores and executes at least one program capable of displaying information teaching the use of a prosthesis, the computerized system further including a display and at least one actuatable input button; a mounting element arranged to mount the computerized system onto a prosthesis; at least one instrument of a plurality of instruments dimensioned and configured to fit onto a distal end of said grasping device; wherein the input button is connected to the computer for selection of at least one lesson related to a manual activity of an upper limb prosthesis; wherein the computer demonstrates on the display how to perform a manual activity corresponding to a selected lesson with an upper limb prosthesis; and wherein said computerized system further includes an executable computer program capable of displaying on said display a selection of modules to interact with a wearer to assist the wearer in learning how to use a prosthesis, said modules being selectable by the wearer for providing different interactive education sessions.