“Elisabeth’s medical team has strongly recommended a myoelectric prosthetic hand, a specialized device that is powered by the residual muscles in the arm sending signals to the device which ...

The fingers have air-filled joints which can be controlled with the forearm's muscles ... by people with upper-limb loss to control myoelectric prosthetic hands. A US$150 gesture-control device ...

Most myoelectric prosthetics available in Japan are made overseas and are hard to obtain. Moreover, they cost over US$15,000 and weigh around 1kg, making it unsuitable for the average Japanese person.