Device for generating hand function

A device for generating hand function, comprising:

• a cuff donnable on, and adapted to substantially envelop, the forearm;
• a plurality of electrodes, mounted on said cuff in positions in which they are adapted to make contact with skin portions directly overlying muscles to be stimulated, said electrodes being connectable to an electronic circuit adapted to produce, upon activation, stimulation currents delivered via combinations of said electrodes in predetermined, timed sequences to preselected groups of muscles, and
• at least one switching means so located on the device as to be actuatable by the wearer of said device, by which means said predetermined, time sequences can be initiated, wherein said cuff is made of a semi-rigid material having a shape which facilitates clamping of the cuff onto the forearm of the wearer thereof by elastic forces.

A device for generating hand function, comprising:

• a cuff donnable on, and adapted to at least partly envelop, the upper arm;
• a plurality of electrodes, mounted on said cuff in positions in which they are adapted to make contact with skin portions directly overlying muscles to be stimulated, said electrodes being connectable to an electronic circuit adapted to produce, upon activation, stimulation currents delivered via combinations of said electrodes in predetermined, time sequences to preselected groups of muscles, and
• at least one switching means, so located on the device as to be actuatable by the wearer of said device, by which means said predetermined, timed sequences can be initiated, wherein said cuff is made of a semi-rigid material having a shape which facilitates clamping of the cuff onto the upper arm of the wearer thereof by elastic forces.

A device for generating hand function, comprising:

• a cuff donnable on, and adapted to substantially envelop, the forearm;
• a plurality of electrodes, mounted on said cuff in positions in which they are adapted to make contact with skin portions directly overlying muscles to be stimulated, said electrodes being connectable to an electronic circuit adapted to produce, upon activation, stimulation currents delivered via combinations of said electrodes in predetermined, timed sequences to preselected groups of muscles, and
• at least one switching means so located on the device as to be actuatable by the wearer of said device, by which means said predetermined, timed sequences can be initiated, wherein said cuff is in the form of two hinged, rigid sections adapted to close onto the forearm and be positioned thereon with the help of the underlying bone structure.