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US 2012/0059281 A1Published application
Intrinsic Hand Strength Measurement Device
OwnerCaterina Cleopatra Kaffes, Jennifer Diane Cieluch +3inventors
InventorsCaterina Cleopatra Kaffes, Jennifer Diane Cieluch, Matthew Douglas Miller, Shuai Xu, Neel Shah
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Abstract
A device for measuring intrinsic hand muscle strength comprising an adjustable restraint adapted to restrain at least a portion of a hand, a force transfer member adapted to fit on or around one or more digits of the hand, a force sensor connected to the force transfer member, and a processing unit connected to the force sensor is provided. Methods of measuring intrinsic hand strength are also provided.
Claims26
A device for measuring intrinsic hand muscle strength comprising:
- an adjustable restraint adapted to restrain at least a portion of a hand;
- a force transfer member adapted to fit on or around one or more digits of the hand;
- a force sensor connected to the force transfer member;
- and
- a processing unit connected to the force sensor.
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A method comprising:
- providing an intrinsic hand strength measurement device comprising an adjustable restraint adapted to restrain at least a portion of a hand, a force transfer member adapted to fit on or around one or more digits of the hand, a force sensor connected to the force transfer member, and a processing unit connected to the force sensor;
- allowing a subject to apply force to the force transfer member while at least a portion of the subject's hand is restrained by the adjustable restraint;
- and
- measuring the force exerted using the processing unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.