A passive mechanical system comprising an unpowered exoskeleton to maintain static grip around an object via a tendon drive and ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism combines a passive cable retract and ratchet system with one or more cables acting as artificial tendons. When a user wishes to keep their hand in a specific position around an object, the ratchet system is engaged. A cable retract mechanisim keeps the artifical tendon taught at all times. The combination of these systems allows for the user to keep grip on objects without the need to input force over time thereby reducing fatigue.

A glove including a wrist region; a palm region extending outwardly from the wrist region; a plurality of digit regions extending outwardly from the palm region, wherein each digit region of the plurality of digit regions has a longitudinal axis extending along the digit region from the tip of the digit region to the palm region; an interior cavity bounded and defined by the wrist region, the palm region, and the plurality of digit regions, wherein the interior cavity is accessible via an opening defined by the wrist region. At least one gripping zone is provided on at least one digit region of the plurality of digit regions. The at least one gripping zone is oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis of the at least one digit region and extends for less than half of the circumference of the digit region.

A ball glove for catching the ball includes a front glove portion, a back glove portion coupled to the front glove portion to define a hand cavity having a thumb stall. The thumb stall has a back side and a palm side. A metacarpal sling extends within the hand cavity. The sling extends from a thumb side of the back glove portion to a pinky side of the back glove portion and continuing along the back side of the thumb stall to the palm side of the thumb stall so as to support the first metacarpal on a person's hand when the person's hand is positioned within the hand cavity.

An orthotic compression brace includes a tubular sleeve namely knit from elastic yarns, covering at least the arm and the hand, up to the insertion of phalanges on the metacarpal bones of the hand, and a protrusion aimed to, at least partially, cover the thumb over its entire circumference. The tubular sleeve and the thumb are knit into one piece and the thumb is knit at least in part as from the thermobonding at a T1 temperature the sleeve eventually containing thermobonding yarns at a T2 temperature strictly greater than T1.

A passive mechanical system comprising an unpowered exoskeleton to maintain static grip around an object via a tendon drive and ratchet mechanism. The ratchet mechanism combines a passive cable retract and ratchet system with one or more cables acting as artificial tendons. When a user wishes to keep their hand in a specific position around an object, the ratchet system is engaged. A cable retract mechanisim keeps the artifical tendon taught at all times. The combination of these systems allows for the user to keep grip on objects without the need to input force over time thereby reducing fatigue.

A wearable device (200), including a glove (202) or a bracelet (204) or a ring (206), adapted to be worn by a user of a hand-held power tool (100) on or close to a hand (10) of the user while holding the power tool (100) with the hand (10), having a support structure (212; 214; 218) adapted to be releasably attached to the user's hand (10) and at least one sensor device (208) held by the support structure (212; 214; 218), and being configured to detect an operational status of the power tool (100) held by the user when using the power tool (100) and also configured to generate and output at least one sensor signal (210) indicative of the detected operational status of the power tool (100).

A restraint mitten for hospital and other patients that restricts the movement of his or her fingers. The restraint mitten includes a hand covering having an opening thereon for insertion of the user's hand. The lower portion of the hand covering is padded and the upper portion of the hand covering includes a mesh-like material that allows the user's hand to be visible when positioned inside the mitten. The opening of the hand covering includes an adjustable strap therearound for tightening the mitten onto the user's wrist. The tip of the hand covering includes a movable flap thereon for removably covering the user's fingers so as to allow access to the user's fingers if so desired. The restraint mitten limits the dexterity of the patient's hand, preventing him or her from removing tubes or lines that may be detrimental to the patient's recovery.

A sports glove includes an index finger portion, a middle finger portion, a ring finger portion, and a little finger portion, as well as a back portion and a first resistance portion. The back portion is connected to the index finger portion, the middle finger portion, the ring finger portion, and the little finger portion. The back portion covers a back of the wearer's hand. The first resistance portion has flexibility. The first resistance portion is disposed on at least one selected from the group consisting of the back portion, the ring finger portion, and the little finger portion such that when the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger are bent, a magnitude of bending resistance applied to the little finger or the ring finger is greater than that applied to the middle finger or the index finger.

A thumb brace comprising a glove having a thumb portion disposed between a palm side and a back side; and a pad attached to the glove and positioned proximate the base of the thumb portion on the back side of the glove such that the pad cushions a CMC joint of a user of the brace from impact.

A silicone mitten is provided. The silicone mitten includes an upper portion defining an inner space for accommodating a hand of a user. The silicone mitten also includes a lower portion having a first opening at a bottom side configured to allow insertion of the hand of the user into the inner space defined by the upper portion. The upper portion includes a plurality of through holes configured to allow air ventilation.