A glove includes a fingerless glove body having a stiffener between the thumb and pointer finger to prevent a person from picking up objects between the thumb and pointer finger and putting them into her mouth. A brace is also provided to prevent the wearer from touching the palm of the glove with their fingers to further prevent a person from pickup up objects by making a first and putting the objects into her mouth. The glove further provides abrasion resistance and slip resistance, such as for a crawling baby.

The disclosed lockable beams for haptics applications may include a rib structure including a plurality of ribs, a linking structure connecting the ribs to each other, a tendon extending along the rib structure, a tensioner coupled to the tendon for applying tension to the tendon, and a locking mechanism configured to, when engaged, impede relative movement between the tendon and the rib structure in a manner that impedes bending of the lockable beam. Various other methods, systems, and devices are also disclosed.

A glove includes a fingerless glove body having a stiffener between the thumb and pointer finger to prevent a person from picking up objects between the thumb and pointer finger and putting them into her mouth. A brace is also provided to prevent the wearer from touching the palm of the glove with their fingers to further prevent a person from pickup up objects by making a fist and putting the objects into her mouth. The glove further provides abrasion resistance and slip resistance, such as for a crawling baby.

A grip assist apparatus for weightlifting that includes a gripping portion with spine insert that is sufficiently pliable to be bent to allow a user to reach the end with their fingers and wrap the gripping portion around an axle bar but sufficiently resilient to substantially return to its starting position after the gripping portion is released.

Hand orthotics are provided for protecting and/or supporting phalanges, metacarpals and/or ligaments of the hand providing thin, lightweight, moldable devices that form to the digits of and to the hand to provide shock absorption and limited range of motion in flexion and extension movements of the digits of the hand, but mitigate or prevent hyperextension. Each orthotic has several plates of thermal plastic, pre-molded carbon fiber or the like that are generally, if not entirely, inflexible and interlinked through limited range of motion hinges, overlapping, and/or abutting plates that accommodate stability and protection. The plates are contained within, on top, underneath, or permutations of these, a form fitting material (e.g. neoprene or vinyl) to maintain a tight fit to the hand, digits and wrist. A thumb plate is hinged to an upper or lower hand plate of the device and includes a loop for receiving the thumb.

Device for the treatment of arthritis and arthrosis of the extremities generally shaped as a case, in the form of a glove or a sock, which comprises: an inner layer made of a porous material (14); a second layer in the form of a paraffin-filled bladder (1) that covers the entire inner space; surrounding said inner paraffin layer (1), the following are placed: a Polytetrafluoroethylene splint (2) equipped with means designed to straighten the fingers or toes (wires made of nitinol or a similar material); a very thin layer made of latex or an insulating material (4); and, finally, an outer cover (6); it may further be equipped with wires or coils (5) around each finger or parallel to the palm or the back of the hand. Moreover, it is equipped with a control unit (12) for turning on and for controlling the temperatures and currents to be applied.

A therapy glove and a fixing splint for fixing at least one finger with a glove, having at least one fingerstall going outwards from the central region, in which the finger to be fixed can be accommodated, having at least one fixing splint, which has a main splint section and at least one finger splint section arranged on it, having at least one fixing pocket arranged on the fingerstall, into which the finger splint section can be inserted, having a detachable fastener on every fingerstall which has a fixing pocket, to adjust a contact position of the finger in the fingerstall to the finger splint section.

A support for supporting a hand has supporting strips including a first support strip and a second support strip and a mounting device connected to the first supporting strip and the second supporting strip. The mounting device is configured to be worn on a user's hand or connected to the user's hand to hold the first support strip and the second support strip in a mounted position relative to the user's hand. In the mounted position, the first support strip extends along an outer side of a palm and along a palmer side of a little finger of the user's hand and the second support strip extends from a central area of a thumb a central area of an index finger of the user's hand.

A protective glove includes at least a first finger section and a second finger section, each finger section comprising a protective layer configured to be at least partially arranged over a finger part of a user; and a pivot connecting said first finger section and said second finger section. The pivot has a pivot axis that substantially coincides with a finger joint of a user's hand. One of the first and second finger section comprises a rounded protrusion and wherein the other of the first and second finger section comprises a corresponding rounded recess configured to receive said rounded protrusion, said protrusion and recess together forming said pivot connecting said first finger section and said second finger section. The first and second finger section and said pivot define a substantially continuous and flush wall.

A support for supporting a hand has supporting strips including a first support strip and a second support strip and a mounting device connected to the first supporting strip and the second supporting strip. The mounting device is configured to be worn on a user's hand or connected to the user's hand to hold the first support strip and the second support strip in a mounted position relative to the user's hand. In the mounted position, the first support strip extends along an outer side of a palm and along a palmer side of a little finger of the user's hand and the second support strip extends from a central area of a thumb a central area of an index finger of the user's hand.