The FCGF serves prosthetic and orthotic clinics, limb-fitting centres and rehabilitation services that provide passive upper-limb prostheses. Its users are people with amputation at or below the elbow, or with a congenital absence of the hand, who want a cosmetic hand that looks natural and asks almost nothing of them day to day.
Simplicity shapes every stage of its use. At the order, the clinician records the wearer's dimensions and chooses the long or short version. At the fitting, the filled hand is positioned on the prosthesis and fixed with its bolt; because the hand is already complete, the bench work stays short. In daily life, the wearer has no battery to charge, no cable to adjust and no setting to learn, which suits people who want a hand that simply stays ready.
That makes the FCGF a fit for several groups. Older wearers and those who find maintenance routines tiring benefit from a hand with no upkeep beyond ordinary care. Wearers who keep a cosmetic hand for social occasions alongside another prosthesis for work appreciate one that is always ready. Services with limited technician time value a product whose fitting comes down to placing and securing it.
Typical uses include completing a first passive prosthesis, providing a cosmetic hand for everyday wear, and replacing a worn cosmetic hand to the same dimensions and length. Prosthetists and technicians place the order and carry out the fitting. In every case, the outcome is a complete hand that holds its shape and needs nothing more than a bolt to stay in place.