Hand-held orthopedic electronic interface device and method of manufacture
US9058065B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 16, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/0333
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An orthopedic cursor control device that supports a user's hand, or other controlling anatomy, in a functionally neutral posture. The device has a motion sensor housed in a base, a mound attached to the top of the base and an optional carpal support attached to the base. The surfaces of the base, mound and optional carpal support together support a user's hand, or other controlling anatomy, in the functionally neutral, or other appropriate, posture. The mound conforms to an interior portion of the user's hand when in a grasping configuration. An inner surface of the carpal support conforms to, and supports, the user's wrist in the functionally neutral posture. The carpal support extends beyond a distal end of the user's ulna bone when the user grasps the cursor control device. The functionally neutral posture has, at the distal end, the user's radial bone substantially vertically above their ulna bone.
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