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Grip sincerity assessment system and method

US5184628A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 5, 1991
Grant dateFeb 9, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 5, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B5/225
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The sincerity or genuineness of grip exerted by a subject in orthopaedic testing is assessed by deriving a signal representing grip force over a period of about ten seconds, and comparing the rate and uniformity at which the force is applied and thereafter decays with fatigue against predetermined parameters.

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