Wonderful FMHGL

Prosthetic and orthotic clinics fitting mechanical hands are where the FMHGL earns its place, at the stage when the wearer thinks about how the arm will look as well as how it will work. Prosthetists dress the fitted hand with the glove so that the cover carries on above the wrist, and the forearm takes on the same skin tone as the fingers. For a wearer who dreads the moment a sleeve rides up, that continuity changes how the prosthesis feels in company.

Daily life is where the long pattern shows its value. An office worker in a short-sleeved shirt can rest both forearms on a desk in a meeting with one even surface on show. Someone serving in a café or working a shop counter keeps the arm in view for hours, and the cover reads as part of the person throughout. At weddings, on holiday and in the garden on a hot afternoon, the wearer chooses clothes to suit the weather and the day.

Children and teenagers are a particular group. The S size dresses a child's mechanical hand, and a forearm in a school polo shirt or a football kit then shows the skin-tone cover all the way from the cuff. A young wearer can join in at school and on the pitch with the arm looking like every other arm in the line-up.

Female and male wearers each have a size of their own, M and L, and XL suits a larger mechanical hand. Clinics that fit mechanical hands across a wide age range can therefore offer the same long cover to adults and children alike, with the size following the hand.

One surface below a short sleeve

The glove continues above the wrist, so a short sleeve ends on skin-tone silicone. Hand and forearm read together as one stretch of the arm.

Clothing chosen for the weather

Shirtsleeves, summer tops and rolled cuffs all leave the forearm on view. With the cover reaching that far, the wearer can dress for heat and occasion.

The meeting point stays covered

Where the mechanical hand meets the forearm sits under the glove. That area is the one most likely to catch attention, and the cover keeps it out of sight.

A cover for every stage of life

L, M, S and XL sizes span male, female, child and larger hands. A clinic can keep one long glove design in use for wearers of every age.

Confidence in company

Gestures, handshakes and reaching across a table all bring the forearm forward. The continuous skin tone lets the wearer move naturally without managing a sleeve.

Silicone throughout

Every part of the glove is silicone, from the fingertips to the top of the forearm section. The finish is the same wherever the eye falls.

One piece to fit

The glove is a single item, with nothing to join at the wrist. Prosthetists dress the hand in one step once the size is chosen.

Suited to young wearers

The S size gives a child the same forearm-length cover adults receive. Sports kit and school uniform then show one surface from cuff to fingertips.

Long standard pattern

The FMHGL is the long standard version of the mechanical hand glove, cut to carry the cover beyond the wrist.

Forearm section

Above the wrist, the glove carries on over the forearm and takes the skin tone with it.

Full hand coverage

Fingers, thumb, palm and back of the hand all sit beneath the silicone.

Silicone material

Silicone is the material of the whole glove, giving the outer surface of the prosthesis its skin-tone finish.

Made for mechanical hands

It is a cover glove for a mechanical prosthetic hand, drawn on over the fitted hand.

L size

L is produced for a male mechanical hand.

M size

M is the female size of the glove.

S size

Children's mechanical hands take the S size.

XL size

For a larger mechanical hand, the XL size provides the same long cover.

Single-piece construction

From fingertip to forearm, the glove is one item with no separate sections.

Covered wrist junction

The point where hand meets forearm sits inside the glove, beneath one continuous surface.

Item number FMHGL

Its printed name is Mechanical hand glove Long standard, under item number FMHGL.

The FMHGL suits wearers of a mechanical hand who want the arm to look whole whenever the forearm is on show. Its case rests on length. By carrying skin-tone silicone past the wrist and up the forearm, the glove turns a short sleeve, a rolled cuff or a summer top into a matter of choice, and the place where hand meets arm stays out of view. Clinics fitting across ages gain one long cover in male, female, child and larger sizes, so a schoolchild and a working adult can receive the same design. For people who spend the warm months in shirtsleeves, it is the glove that keeps hand and forearm reading as one, from fingertip to cuff, in a single piece of silicone.