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Re:The Third Thumb Project by bussierem on Saturday May 22, 2021 @09:44AM (#27246467)
Hey there! Would you mind talking to her on my behalf?

I am actually missing a thumb entirely on my right hand and had at one point reached out to both her and the researchers she worked with on it. She never responded and the researchers said she held the rights to it so I would have to talk to her.

I would be EXTREMELY interested in speaking with her about either testing or even purchasing one if I find it is something that could help me!

I have an email in my profile she can reach me by.

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Re:The Third Thumb Project by Abishek_Muthian on Saturday May 22, 2021 @11:31AM (#27247470)
Have you checked out Ian Davis? He has been building[1] mechanical prosthetic hand-fingers(4) for a while now, He's currently in the process of upgrading his old design.

He's a gentleman and I think he's responsive to communication regarding replicating his designs.

[1]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1xxFkEiAdCVy6foEEUIvw

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Re:The Third Thumb Project by bussierem on Saturday May 22, 2021 @11:38AM (#27247538)
Fantastic, thanks for the link! I will take a look into him as well.
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