Designed for use with ProDigits and the new i-LIMB Pulse, Touch Bionics' unique BioSim software allows the devices to be connected via Bluetooth® to a PC while the wearer is actively using their device.

With plug and play auto recognition, BioSim's Bluetooth communication is established via a PC USB connecter from Touch Bionics.

BioSim is available in three different versions:

• BioSim – for Accredited i-LIMB Practitioners that have not completed BioSim training
• BioSim Professional – for Accredited i-LIMB Practitioners that have completed BioSim training
• MyBioSim – for i-LIMB Pulse and ProDigits users

BioSim is a software toolset for clinical practitioners allowing access to a range of adjustable features and settings on the i-LIMB Pulse. The software allows a range of automated grip patterns and other gestures to be activated or deactivated, including the pulsing grip strength feature.

BioSim also allows the pre-selection of various control strategies including both dual- and single-site options, and also provides the ability to conduct real-time assessment of patients’ myoelectric impulses.

BioSim Professional (available September 2010) is a more complex  version of BioSim, and clinicians must participate in training and pass a test to access the software.

Additional elements of BioSim Professional include the ability to adjust gain and threshold settings, as well as statistical analysis and documentation of the device wearer's usage patterns, designed to improve patient outcomes and training.

MyBioSim represents another world-first from Touch Bionics – a user-based version of its BioSim software, providing users with the ability to select the features that are most useful to their specific day-to-day circumstances. Users can use MyBioSim with their own home PC or laptop to change the i-LIMB Pulse's grip patterns to their own preference – with no need to return to their prosthetist for these alterations.

For the first time, users are empowered to make the most of their prosthetic device by exploring its software capabilities by themselves.

Download i-LIMB Pulse and BioSim Datasheet

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i-LIMB Pulse Brochure