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Item Desarrollo mecánico de una prótesis para desarticulación de codo(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2021) Salazar Rojas, Michael Alexander; Montehermoso, Melissa Sanchez; Vargas, Jhon Edwar (Director)Amputations are a procedure in which a limb is separated from the body. As a result of this process, you have a residual limb or stump. Commonly, amputations are the result of traffic accidents or work-related accidents, mostly in the agricultural sector. When an individual has undergone an amputation, his limb can be replaced by a prosthesis that will allow you to perform functions that you have lost in some way. In this work was realized a development of an active prosthesis, which will help the user to perform movements that facilitate the development of their daily activities, for example, brushing their teeth, putting food in their mouth, carrying or directing some kind as an object. These activities can be carried out because the prosthesis can perform movements such as supination and pronation of the elbow, as well as flexion (140º) and extension of the same. The design of the prosthesis has a clamp or gripper; a grip element, which will allow the user to grasp or hold objects regardless of their shape and that meet an average weight of 500gr. The clamp has a maximum (10 cm) and minimum (0 cm) opening limit. The prosthesis is designed with materials that allow its durability, materials resistant to prolonged use and rigid to execute the movements correctly, but at the same time they are light materials that do not generate a weight disproportionate to that which the patient can support, as this can cause another type of inconveniences in the health of the user. Gears were used for the transmission system and electric actuators were used for the actuation system.