Left split-hook prosthesic arm attachment
- Made:
- circa 1940 in Thuringia
- maker:
- Ottobock GmbH
German two-load left split-hook, made by Otto Bock c.1940
Otto Bock began making prosthetic limbs in 1919, largely in response to the number of injured servicemen following World War I.
This hook attaches to a prosthetic arm and has a spring-loaded hook mechanism for gripping objects.
Details
- Category:
- Orthopaedics
- Object Number:
- 1999-618
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and rubber (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 67 mm x 145 mm x 93 mm, .196 kg
- type:
- prosthesis
- credit:
- Richmond Twickenham and Roehampton Healthcare NHS Trust
