US 12,295,866 B2
Biomedical finger assembly for use with capacitive panels
Ana Rosa Acevedo, Olympia, WA (US); Bradley Arthur Crittenden, Olympia, WA (US); Erich Theodore Griebling, Olympia, WA (US); Rachel Adsit Lowing, Olympia, WA (US); Liam Aloysha Mooney, Olympia, WA (US); and Catherine Rocille Treadwell, Olympia, WA (US)
Assigned to RCM Enterprise L.L.C., Olympia, WA (US)
Filed by RCM Enterprise L.L.C., Olympia, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/221,722.
Prior Publication US 2022/0313456 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/54 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/58 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/586 (2013.01) [A61F 2/5044 (2013.01); A61F 2/588 (2013.01); A61F 2/70 (2013.01); G06F 3/0445 (2019.05); A61F 2002/5001 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5038 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5056 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5081 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
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1. A prosthetic digit for use with a capacitive panel, the prosthetic digit comprising:
a body having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the body is configured to replace a portion of a natural digit, and wherein the body is removably couplable to a residuum of a user at the proximal end portion;
a conductive layer at least partially covering the body;
an insulating layer encapsulating the conductive layer; and
a conductive tip removably couplable to the distal end portion of the body, wherein the conductive tip is configured to interface with the capacitive panel during use,
wherein, when the conductive tip is in proximity to the capacitive panel, a series capacitive pathway from the conductive tip to the conductive layer alters the capacitance of the capacitive panel.