Physiological evaluation and exercise system
US5695431A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S482/902
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system for isolating, evaluating and exercising the muscle groups of the human hand which includes apparatus for detecting the cardinal movements of the hand and translating the movements into rotational data for the system, the apparatus for detecting effectively isolating the movements of the hand so that the movements of other muscle groups of the body are not detected by the system. The system also generally includes a mechanism for providing a selective variable resistance to the apparatus for detecting and for ascertaining the force applied to the apparatus for detecting by the movements of the hand.
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