A61H1/0288

Fixed-sensor finger action detecting glove

A fixed-sensor finger action detecting glove has a glove body, five covering sheets, five fixing bases, five sensors, and five fixing assemblies. A side of the glove body forms a hand back section and five finger back sections. The covering sheet is mounted on the finger back section and forms a passage. The fixing base is made from a flexible material, is mounted through the passage, and has two limiting walls. The sensor is located in the passage between the two limiting walls, preventing the sensor from deviating. The fixing assembly is mounted between an end of the sensor and an end of the finger back section, detachably connects the sensor and the finger back section, and prevents the sensor from moving back and forth. Thus, the fixed-sensor finger action detecting glove is capable of detecting actions of the fingers precisely.

Thumb Stretch Wedge
20230110062 · 2023-04-13 ·

The Thumb Saver is the only product of its kind that has the capability of reducing the cumulative effects of chronic typing, writing and texiing in a convenient means that can be easily employed while an individual is sitting at home or at work. The Thumb Saver is uniquely designed with a sticky, non-skid surface on the top and bottom sides to avoid the device from sliding from the hand during use and offers versatility as the product can be used for both the left and right thumb by simply flipping the product over.

MOTION ASSIST DEVICE
20230075880 · 2023-03-09 ·

This motion assist device 100 assists with flexing and extending of fingers F1, F2 of a user, the motion assist device 100 comprising: at least one arm 10; at least one connection member 20 configured so as to be capable of connecting the at least on arm 10 to each of the fingers F1, F2; an arm support mechanism 30 that turnably supports the at least one arm 10, the arm support mechanism 30 being configured so as to be mountable on the back Hb of the hand H of the user; an arm drive means 40 that causes the at least one arm 10 to turn; and a stopper 50 that extends from the arm support mechanism 30, the stopper 50 being configured so as to restrict movement of the proximal phalanges of the fingers of the user by being in contact with the proximal phalanges. The at least one arm 10 is configured so as to turn while the distance Dr between the at least one connection member 20 and the turning center Cr of the at least one arm 10 is kept fixed.

Self-tensioning and releasable gripping gloves
11622587 · 2023-04-11 ·

A releasable gripping glove is provided having one or more flexible artificial tendons extending through a finger section of a glove body. The flexible artificial tendon is configured to maintain a structurally articulated configuration when the finger section is articulated. Each tendon includes locking teeth that engages with a releasable locking tab extending form a locking mechanism configured to engage the locking teeth when the finger section is articulated. A release mechanism is provided to engage and disengage the locking mechanism. A thumb release rod is positioned within a thumb portion and connected to the release mechanism. The articulating of the finger section releasably locks the flexible artificial tendon in the articulated position, which is releasable through relaxing of the thumb portion.

FINGER JOINT REHABILITATION TRAINING DEVICE

The present disclosure provides a finger joint rehabilitation training device, which includes a control member, a data acquisition member, a gas circuit system, and a wearable training member. The wearable training member is provided with a pneumatic component that can expand and contract. The data acquisition member is configured for acquiring hand motion information of a first hand and transmitting the hand motion information to the control member. The hand motion information includes hand pressing information. The control member controls the gas circuit system to inflate the pneumatic component or to draw air from the pneumatic component according to the hand motion information, to make the wearable training member change between a flexion condition and a stretching condition, so as to realize a hand mirror training of a second hand. The hand pressing information is simple and convenient to acquire, which is convenient for the first hand to realize the flexion condition and the stretching condition, and the condition of the second hand is adjusted through the condition of the first hand, so that the wearable training member can be better adjusted, different hand training intensity requirements are met, and a better training effect is achieved.

THERAPY DEVICE
20220313531 · 2022-10-06 ·

A therapy device (1) for treating a body part particularly a big toe of a patient, comprises: a base body (2) with a surface (21L, 21R) for receiving a portion of the body of the patient adjacent to the body part; a moving segment (3) having a support surface (321) for receiving the body part; and a drive unit (5) for pivoting the moving segment (3) back and forth relative to the base body (2). The drive unit (5) is fixed to the moving segment (3) and pivotable back and forth relative to the base body (2) together with the moving segment (3).

Robot for upper-limb rehabilitation

The inventive concept relates to an upper-limb rehabilitation robot that includes a finger exercise device that is mounted on the back of a patient's hand and that exercises a finger of the patient for rehabilitation, a wrist exercise device that is provided on a wrist of the patient and that exercises the wrist of the patient, and an upper-limb exercise device that is spaced apart from the wrist exercise device and that exercises an upper limb of the patient.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONTROLLING REHABILITATION GLOVE BASED ON BIDIRECTIONAL DRIVER OF HONEYCOMB IMITATING STRUCTURE
20230139608 · 2023-05-04 ·

A rehabilitation glove based on a bidirectional driver of a honeycomb imitating structure, including five bidirectional drivers and a cotton glove. The drivers are fixed to a back of the glove through hook and loop fasteners. Each driver includes a hollow buckling air bag in a continuous bent state, a middle guide layer in a continuous bent state and a hollow stretching air bag. The buckling air bag and the middle guide layer are symmetrically arranged, and the stretching air bag in a straightened state is arranged below the middle guide layer. A novel bidirectional driver of a honeycomb imitating structure is provided, which may provide a patient with rehabilitation training in two degrees of freedom: buckling and stretching. A control algorithm of the bidirectional driver is further provided to perform force control output for the driver, which may better help the patient recover hand functions.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INDIRECT MOVEMENT FEEDBACK DURING SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION REHABILITATION AND ENHANCEMENT

A rehabilitation feedback system is used during rehabilitation of one or more body appendages of a user. The system includes four finger tracking elements and a thumb tracking element supported for movement relative to one another so as to allow a user to perform a gripping motion when the elements are coupled to the fingers and thumb of a user. A biasing member provides a resistance force acting to urge each tracking element towards a starting position thereof. A visual barrier is adapted to hide the hand of the user at a first side of the visual barrier from direct visual sight by the user at a second side of the visual barrier. A sensor at the first side of the visual barrier detects movements of the tracking elements and communicates with an indicator element detectable by the user from a second side of the visual barrier.

Motion assisting apparatus

A motion assisting apparatus includes a multijoint structure having links in series rotatably connected in a relative manner, the links being integrally deformed in a bendable manner, a linear member inserted through each of the links, wherein one end is fixed to the link in front and another end is elongated via the link in rear, a sliding/holding part which fixes an elongated portion of the linear member, and slidably guides the rear link in a connecting direction between each of the links, a drive unit which drives the rear link to slide toward the sliding/holding part and causes the multijoint structure, through which the linear member has been inserted, to engage in an extending or flexing motion, and a control unit which drive-controls the drive unit so that a sliding direction, a sliding speed and a sliding position of the rear link will become an intended state.