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Percutaneous Freehand^TM System Intramuscular Electrode Placement

From the Department of Orthopedics, Mt Sinai Hospital, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA

Correspondence: Dr Michael R. Hausman, Dept of Orthopedics, Mt Sinai Hospital, 5 East 98th Street, Box 1188, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA. Tel.: +1 212 241 1658; Fax: +1 212 534-6091; E-mail: mrhausman{at}aol.com

The FreeHand^TM (NeuroControl Corporation, USA) system is an implantable electronic neuroprosthesis designed to stimulate muscles of tetraplegic upper limbs to achieve lateral pinch and simple grasp. When first introduced, the system required insertion through multiple large incisions, but recently introduced intramuscular electrodes have allowed the development of a percutaneous electrode placement technique. The technique minimizes incisions, decreases overall operative time and patient morbidity and improves the outcome by minimizing tendon adhesions.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 27, No. 5, 465-469 (2002)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0775


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