With your support we would like to develop the technology for tomorrows prosthetic hands.
Help us bringing forward this research project with your experience, opinion or suggestion.

Survey: today's prosthetic hands
Age:	Years
Gender:	male female
a) For how long have you been using a prosthetic hand?
countinuous for	year(s)
with interruption for	year(s)
b) What kind of prosthetic hand are you using?
	upper arm prosthesis forearm prosthesis
c) Your prothetic hand is of the following type:
	cosmetic type myoelectrically controlled other
d) What was the reason for the amputation?
	accident  congenital tumor not applicable
e) How long are you using the artificial limb? at the job   8 hours from 4 to 6 hours occasionally rarely private / in spare time   8 hours from 4 to 6 hours occasionally rarely
f) What kind of activity would you like do with an artificial hand?
Personal
	personal hygiene (e.g. wash myself, take a shower, brush one's teeth) eat and drink (hold fork, cutter or glas) dress and undress sensation other:
Household
	write with keyboard or pen open and close doors handle devices (radio, domestic appliances) light switches domestic work or handcraft other:
Leisure time
	leisure time activities (e.g. sports) other
g) Would you please evaulate the motion of your prosthetic hand:   optical impression:   very good good moderate bad My suggestions:   functional impression:   very good good modest bad My suggestions:
h) Would you prefer further motions of the prosthetic hand?
	control the thumb autonomously control every finger independently bend and stretch the wrist abduct the fingers use the tip finger to write on a keyboard / click a mouse none My suggestions:
i) What king of additional options would you prefer in a prosthetic hand?
	further and differents grasps / more complex movements softer and more naturally motions more naturally appearance more similarity to other hand sense / sensation while touching things none My suggestions:
j) Are you satisfied with the cosmetic design of your prosthetic hand?
	yes, it is excellent ok modest bad My suggestions:
k) Would you like to sense the grasp force of the prosthetic hand when it touches an object?
	yes no equal
l) Would you like to sense the temperature when the fingertips touch an object?
	yes no equal
m) How do you estimate the speed of the prosthetic hand?
	to fast to slow ok
n) Does the sound of the prosthetic hand's motions bother you?  Personal no a little yes very much Friends an colleagues no a little yes very much
o) How often do you use the prosthetic hand for grasping?
	rarely, up to 500 times a day normal, up to 1.500 times a day orten, up to  2.500 times a day
p) Compared to a natural hand, how authentic is the grasping motion of your prosthetic hand?
	no difference nearly normal, slight difference noticeable difference very striking difference
q) Are you content with the weight of your prosthetiv hand?
	acceptable a bit too heavy  much too heavy
r) Would you prefer a prosthetic hand with more smooth, flexible and natural fingers?
	better less good not acceptable equal
s) Are you comfortable  with the look and functions of your prosthetic hand?   At the Job very content content less content discontent   Private very content content less content discontent
In public	very content content less content discontent
At home	very content content less content discontent
t) What are the best advantages of your prosthetic hand?
u) What are the biggest disadvantages?
v) Do you have further suggestions?
a1) Assuming, a sensor-implant would enable you to control an artificial hand in the same way as your natural hand.  A surgery with a one-day stay in hospital would be necessary. Would  you consider this option?
	yes no
a2) Assuming, the artificial hand yould be tailored to be sized and look exactly like your natural hand. Even anatomical details like the shape of the hand and each finger would be an exact copy of your natural hand. It's motions would be as smooth as a natural hand.  Would you favor  this tailored anatomical artifical hand over a standard prosthetic hand?
	yes no
a3) Wich advantages would you see in having such an individual artificial hand?