The limb, made from high-grade plastic with a black silicone socket, literally plugs into Matthew's arm.
Two electrodes on the inside of the socket detect electrical impulses made by the muscles in Matthew's lower arm.
The signals are then beamed to a mini-computer in the palm which translates the messages into movements, replicating a normal hand.
After being fitted with the hand last Friday Matthew said: "It is just amazing.
"My old artificial hand was not great, it had a pretty basic open close mechanism similar to a clamp.
"But with this one I can do everything, it is just like the real thing.
"It is going to make such a big difference to my life."
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