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biosim™ App: Quick Start Guide for i-limb and virtu-limb devices

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Contents1 Welcome and important points

2 Getting started

5 Activation

i-limb ultra revolution

7 Connection

7 Searching for another device

8 Authorized user access

9 Connection failed

10 Quick Grips™ screen

11 Favorites screen

13 Creating a new favorite

15 Assigning triggers

18 Editing favorites

20 Settings

21 Other features

24 Hand health check

25 Real time graph

26 Control strategy

27 Languages

28 About

i-limb ultra

30 Connection



32 Connection failed

33 Favorites screen


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Contents cont.37 Assigning triggers


42 Settings

43 Other features


47 Real time graph

48 Control strategy

49 Languages

50 About

i-limb access

52 Connection




55 Favorites screen


59 Assigning triggers


64 Settings


66 Real time graph

67 Control strategy

68 Languages

69 About

i-limb digits

71 Connection



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Contents cont.73 Connection failed

74 Favorites screen


78 Assigning Triggers


83 Settings

84 Other features


87 Real time graph

88 Control strategy

89 Languages

90 About

virtu-limb

92 Connection




95 Myotesting screen

96 Analog gauge display

98 Real-time graph display

100 Virtual-hand display

102 Settings

103 Control strategy

104 Languages

105 About

106 Sign Out

107 Health and safety

107 Other important points

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Welcome to the mobile world of Touch Bionics! The biosim™ mobile application will enable you to quicky and easily access and change features on i-limb or virtu-limb devices.

Important points to note:

• The biosim app must be downloaded from the Apple® App store.

• A Wi-Fi or cellular connection is needed to download the app, receive updates, or run hand health check.

• Your Apple device connects to an i-limb or virtu-limb via a Bluetooth® connection, which is automatically established when you start the biosim app.

• The biosim mobile app is compatible with the following devices: iPhone® (4s or newer), iPad® (4th generation or newer), iPad® mini, iPod® Touch (5 or newer).

• To exit the application at any time, simply press the main “Home” button on the front of your Apple device.

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Getting startedFor general instructions on using your Apple device, read your devices user manual provided by Apple.

The first time you use your device, you will need to be connected to the Internet via cellular or Wi-Fi connection. You can connect to a Wi-Fi network by tapping on the “Settings” icon on the first screen.

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Next, go to the App Store via the icon. To search for the biosim app, type “Touch Bionics“ or “biosim“ in the search tab and download the app to your Apple device. Note: an Apple ID will be required to download the app. If you do not have one, please create an account by logging on to the Apple website.

Clinicians may also download "my i-limb“, which is the patient version of the biosim app. Use the term "my i-limb" when searching the App Store.

Note: Search for "biosim" and "my i-limb“ under iPhone apps.

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Upon downloading the biosim mobile app, an icon will appear on your mobile device‘s screen. Tap on it to start the app.

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ActivationThe first time you connect to biosim, you will see the “Sign in” screen. Here you will need to enter the email address and password that you use when you log-in on the Patient Care Pathway on Touch Bionics’ web site. If you need to create an account, you may also do so by selecting “Register” on the screen below. You will need to activate your account by confirming the email sent to the email account you provided prior to being able to connect.

Upon registering, please review the Terms and Conditions. Tap "Accept“ to continue.

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biosim™ App: i-limb™ ultra revolution

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ConnectionAfter signing in, you will be brought to the connection screen where you will tap your device to connect.

Searching for another deviceIf you need to connect to a different device, simply tap the magnifying glass in the bottom left corner of the app and it will search for any devices in the area.

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Authorized User AccessIn order for you to connect to a patient’s device, they will need to tell you their 4 digit serial number located proximal to the base of the thumb on the connection plate. You will be prompted to enter this after selecting the patient’s device.

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Connection failedIf the hand should fail to connect to the app due to loss of power, proximity with the Apple device, or other reasons, the following screen will appear:

In this instance, turn off the i-limb ultra revolution for 4 seconds, then turn back on. Press the “Search“ button to reconnect.

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Quick Grips screenAfter connecting, you will see the "Quick Grips“ screen. Here you get instant access 24 grip patterns with a single tap. Tapping a grip icon immediately puts the device into that mode.

Note: To exit that grip, simply tap the same icon to return to the full hand mode or use one of the programmed triggers.

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Favorites screenHere you can assign groups of grip patterns and triggers a single name to make them easily accessible with a single tap.

Note: To access the "Favorites“ screen at any time, simply tap the “heart” icon.

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Tapping on the favorite will instantly activate those settings on your device and display a quick reminder of what grip patterns and triggers are included.

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Creating a new favoriteEveryone has their own set of features and triggers that they prefer to use for different tasks. To set up a group of features, tap the "Settings“ icon in the bottom right corner.

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On the "Settings" menu, tap “Features – Grip patterns” to access the full set of grips available for selection. Exactly the same as biosim on your computer, from this screen you can choose the features that you like to group together.

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Assigning triggersTapping on a grip pattern will bring up a menu that allows you to assign one of the four possible triggers for activating it. You may also set detect time for "Hold open“ and "Co-contraction“ as well as duration and period times for "Double Impulse" and "Triple Impulse."

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Once you have selected a group of grip patterns and triggers that you would like to be able to access as a single group of favorites, tap on the “+” icon in the top right of the Features screen. A screen will appear that allows you to choose a name and icon.

Note: A red symbol designating the assigned trigger will appear at the top right of the grip pattern(s).

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After you tap “Save” this favorite will now be added to your list on the "Favorites screen" of the biosim app and can be activated in the future with a single tap.

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Editing favorites Tap the edit button at the top right and the screen changes to look like the one seen below. Here, you can tap the red button to delete the favorite, grab the handles and drag to change the order of the list, and tap the name of the entry to edit the favorite.

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To edit any of your favorites, simply go into the favorite you would like change. Here you can modify the name, icon, grip pattern features, and triggers.

When editing features, you must return to the "Edit Favorite“ screen above and tap "save“ to confirm your changes.

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SettingsTo access the "Settings“ menu, tap the settings icon on the bottom right of the "Favorites“ page.

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Other featuresTo access more features, back on the "Settings“ menu, you can also select “Features-Other,” which will provide a new screen showing various options that can be turned "On or Off" and activated for further customization.

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Other featuresIn addition to features that can be turned on or off and selected for further customization, delay timing can be adjusted for vari-grip and natural hand mode.

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Other featuresFinger positions can also be selected for natural hand and default values set for i-limb skin active or i-limb skin natural covers.

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Hand health checkSelecting “hand health check” from the "Settings“ menu brings up the option to run a test on an i-limb device to ensure that everything is running as it should. Tapping “Run health check” will run through a series of checks and will alert Touch Bionics to contact you if anything requires attention on your patient‘s i-limb device.

Note: You must be connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi or cellular to run a hand health check.

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Real time graphSelecting the “Real-time graph of signals“ option from the "Settings" menu brings up a graph showing your input signals on the screen. This visual information can be helpful when trying to activate certain triggers or work on controlling activation and relaxation of signals.

Turn the Apple device horizontally to view the graph.

Tap the graph to adjust the gain and threshold settings.

You can save an image of the Real-time Graph by tapping the camera on the top right of the screen."Saved" indicates that an image was successfully captured.

To exit the graph, simply turn the Apple device back to a vertical position or tap "Done".

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Control strategyControl strategy is the method by which the i-limb device responds to the input signals. This option allows the clinician to switch how the device responds according to 5 options.

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LanguagesThe default language setting is English. Select “Language” to change the settings to French, German, Italian, or Spanish.

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AboutThe final option on the "Settings“ menu is the “About” option. Tapping this brings up a screen displaying information about the patients prosthesis and the application. The unique security code will also be found here.

Tapping “Sign out“ will end the session and require you to sign in again for your next session. For easy access, we recommend you remain signed in.

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biosim™ App: i-limb™ ultra

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ConnectionAfter signing in, you will be brought to the connection screen where you will tap the device to which you want to connect.


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In this instance, turn off the i-limb ultra for 4 seconds, then turn back on. Tap the “Search“ button to reconnect.

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Note: To access the "Favorites“ screen at any time, simply tap the “heart” icon.

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Tapping on the favorite will instantly activate those settings on the device and display a quick reminder of what grip patterns and triggers are included.

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Creating a new favoriteEveryone has their own set of features and triggers that they prefer to use for different tasks. To set up a group of features, tap the Settings icon in the bottom right corner.

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On the "Settings" menu, tap “Features – Grip patterns” to access the full set of grips available for selection. Exactly the same as biosim on your computer, from this screen you can choose the features that you would like to group together.

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After you tap “Save” this favorite will now be added to your list on the "Favorites" screen of the biosim app and can be activated in the future with a single tap.

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Other featuresTo access more features, back on the "Settings“ menu, you can also select “Features-Other,” which will provide a new screen showing various options that can be turned "On or Off" and activated for further customization.

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Other featuresIn addition to features that can be turned on or off and selected for further customization, timing delay can be adjusted for vari-grip and natural hand mode.

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Other featuresFinger positions can also be selected for natural hand and default values set for i-limb skin active or i-limb skin natural covers.

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Hand health checkSelecting “hand health check” from the "Settings“ menu brings up the option to run a test on the device to ensure that everything is running as it should. Tapping “Run health check” will run through a series of checks and will alert Touch Bionics to contact you if anything requires attention on your patient‘s i-limb device.

Note: You must be connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi or cellular to run a hand health check

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Real time graphSelecting the “Real-time graph of signals“ option from the "Settings" menu brings up a graph showing the patients input signals on the screen. This visual information can be helpful when trying to activate certain triggers or work on controlling activation and relaxation of signals





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AboutThe final option on the "Settings“ menu is the “About” option. Tapping this brings up a screen displaying information about the patient‘s prosthesis and the application. The unique security code will also be found here.


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In this instance, turn off the i-limb access for 4 seconds, then turn back on. Tap the “Search“ button to reconnect.

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Note: To access the Favorites screen at any time, simply tap the “heart” icon.

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Creating a new favoriteEveryone has their own set of features and triggers that they prefer to use for different tasks. To set up a group of features, tap the settings icon in the bottom right corner.

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On the "Settings" menu, tap “Features – Grip patterns” to access the full set of grips available for selection. From this screen, you can choose the features that you would like to group together.

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Note: You must be connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi or cellular to run a hand health check.

Hand health checkSelecting “hand health check” from the "Settings“ menu brings up the option to run a test on your device to ensure that everything is running as it should. Tapping “Run health check” will run through a series of checks and will alert Touch Bionics to contact you if anything requires attention on your patient‘s i-limb device.

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Authorized User AccessIn order for you to connect to a patient’s device, they will need to tell you their 4 digit serial number located under the battery on the wristband. You will be prompted to enter this after selecting the patient’s device.

Note: If you do not have a wristband you can locate the device serial number in biosim.

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Connection failedIf the digits device should fail to connect to the app due to loss of power, proximity with the Apple device, or other reasons, the following screen will appear:

In this instance, turn off the i-limb digits for 4 seconds, then turn back on. Press the “Search“ button to reconnect.

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Note: To access the Favorites screen at any time, simply tap the “heart” icon.

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Creating a new favoriteEveryone has their own set of features and triggers that they prefer to use for different tasks. To set up a group of features, tap the settings icon in the bottom right corner.

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On the "Settings" menu, tap “Features – Grip patterns” to access the full set of grips available for selection. Exactly the same as biosim on your computer, from this screen you can choose the features that you woul like to group together.

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Here you can edit preferences of the selected favorite including the name, associated icon, and grip pattern association. Tap the individual field to edit.


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Other featuresTo access more features, back on the "Settings“ menu, you can also select “Features-Other,” which will provide a new screen showing various options that can be turned "On or Off".

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Other featuresIn addition to features that can be turned on or off, timing delay can be adjusted for vari-grip.

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Note: You must be connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi or cellular to run a hand health check

Hand health checkSelecting “hand health check” from the "Settings“ menu brings up the option to run a test on your device to ensure that everything is running as it should. Tapping “Run health check” will run through a series of checks and will alert Touch Bionics to contact you if anything requires attention on your patient‘s i-limb device.

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Tapping “Sign out“ will end the session and require you to sign in again for your next session. For easy access, we recomend you remain signed in.

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Authorized User AccessIn order for you to connect to virtu-limb for the first time, you will need to enter the 4 digit serial number located on the bottom of the device. You will be prompted to enter this after selecting your virtu-limb device.

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Connection failedIf virtu-limb should fail to connect to the app due to loss of power, proximity with the Apple device, or other reasons, the following screen will appear:

In this instance, turn off the virtu-limb for 4 seconds, then turn back on. Press the “Search“ button to reconnect.

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Myotesting screenHere you can select a visual display to use for EMG testing.

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Analog gauge displayAnalog gauge display allows you to myotest using an open and close signal analog gauge.

You can save an image of the analog gauges by tapping the camera on the top right of the screen.

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"Saved" indicates that an image was successfully captured.

You may reset the gauges at any time by tapping the "reset" button

When you are finished testing, tap the "done" button to return to the home screen

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Real-time graph displaySelecting the “Real-time graph of signals“ option from the "Settings" menu brings up a graph showing the patients input signals on the screen. This visual information can be helpful when trying to activate certain triggers and confirming isolation of signals.

Turn the Apple device horizontally to view the graph. To exit the graph, simply turn the Apple device back to a vertical position or tap the "Done" button.

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When you are finished testing, tap the "done" button to return to the home screen.

To move the graph to see previous signals, swipe your finger right or left over the graph to move it.

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Virtual hand displayVirtual hand display allows you to see a virtual representation of the i-limb hand for practicing of open and close signals.

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When you are finished testing, tap the "Done" button to return to the home screen

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SettingsTo access the "Settings“ menu, tap the settings icon on the bottom right of the Home page.

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Control strategyControl strategy is the method by which virtu-limb responds to the input signals. This option allows the clinician to switch how the device responds according to 5 options.

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AboutThe final option on the "Settings" menu is the “About” option. Tapping this brings up a screen displaying information about your virtu-limb and the application.

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Sign outTapping “Sign out“ will end the session and require you to sign in again for your next session.

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Health and safetyFor health and safety information regarding the i-limb or virtu-limb devices, please refer to the i-limb or virtu-limb Quick Start Guides or user manuals that can be found at www.touchbionics.com/downloads/document-library/.

For health and safety information regarding your Apple device, please refer to the product literature from Apple.

Other important points• Updates will be available through the

App Store. Check back regularly to ensure you are using the latest version of the biosim mobile app.

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North American CustomersTel: +1 855 MY iLIMB (694 5462)

International CustomersTel: +44 1506 438 556

Email: [email protected]

For address details and further information

please visit www.touchbionics.com

© Copyright 2013 Touch Bionics Inc. and Touch EMAS Ltd. All rights reserved.

Part number: MA 01185, Issue No. 1,

December 2013

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