Extensor apparatus providing dynamic engagement for treatment of hand spasticity and related devices and computer program products

A system for treating spasticity comprising:

• a splint configured to receive a patient wrist and hand including:
• a wrist portion of the splint including a moveable closure configured to secure a wrist of the patient to the splint;
• a hand portion of the splint rigidly coupled to the wrist portion, the hand portion including a hand portion that is shaped to receive a palm of the patient's hand;
• an inflatable bladder coupled to the hand portion, the inflatable bladder including an input to the inflatable bladder;
• a pump configured to generate a gas at an output of the pump;
• and
• a tube having a first opening coupled to the output of the pump and having a second opening coupled to the input to the inflatable bladder.

A system for treating spasticity comprising:

• a splint configured to receive a patient wrist and hand including:
• a wrist portion of the splint including a moveable closure configured to secure a wrist of the patient to the splint;
• a hand portion of the splint rigidly coupled to the wrist portion, the hand portion including a hand portion that is shaped to receive a palm of the patient's hand;
• an inflatable bladder coupled to the hand portion, the inflatable bladder including an input to the inflatable bladder;
• a pump configured to generate a gas at an output of the pump;
• a tube having a first opening coupled to the output of the pump and having a second opening coupled to the input to the inflatable bladder;
• and
• a processor circuit configured to activate the pump to inflate the inflatable bladder responsive to a first input to the processor circuit and configured to deflate the inflatable bladder responsive to a second input to the processor circuit.