34 results about "Muscles of the hand" patented technology

A device (10) for stressing and training the joints and muscles of the hand, wrist and forearm, usable by an individual in order to develop each single muscular group involved in the movement of each finger of the hand, comprising a horizontal support plane or base (11) to which a vertical column (16) is associated and means suitable for allowing the movement of one or more fingers (15) of the hand (14) either at the same time or in an alternate way and according to a plane both horizontal and vertical against a resistance, in which a support element or block (12) for the metacarpus placed onto said plane (11) is provided.

The apparatus of the present invention stretches the carpal ligament and the flexor retinaculum, as well as the superficial structures and muscles of the hand, in a safe manner under precise control of the patient or a healthcare professional. The preferred embodiment of the inventive apparatus includes a first housing with an open side portion adapted and configured to contact and retain the hypothenar region of the patient's hand, with a first edge of the first housing extending along a central longitudinal dorsal portion of the hand, and a second housing with an open side portion adapted and configured to contact and retain the thenar region of the patient's hand, with a second edge of the second housing also extending along a central longitudinal dorsal portion of the hand. A flexible resilient strap is secured to the first housing, and then wrapped around the second housing encompassing the thenar portion of the hand (i.e. around the thumb area), in such a manner as to pull the second housing (and thus the thenar portion of the hand) upward with the first and the second edges of the respective first and second housings serving as a fulcrum around which the hypothenar and thenar portions of the hand are bent. The strap is then secured to itself or to the first and/or the second housing to keep the hypothenar and thenar portions pulled apart during the course of treatment.

A hammer for physical exercise is disclosed to include a ball, which has two inflatable inner tubes surrounded by a spherical outer shell and a rigid center tube fixedly fastened to the spherical outer shell, and an operating cord member fixedly fastened to the center tube of the ball for operation with the hands to swing the ball so as to exercise the muscles of the hands and the waist.

A muscle exerciser having a first pulley mounted on a motor shaft of a motor, a second pulley mounted on a pulley shaft and connected to the first pulley through a transmission belt, two transmission wheels respectively connected two ends of the pulley shaft, two transmission links connected to the wheels, and two sliding seats connected to the links. The transmission wheels are respectively connected to the transmission links oppositely such that the two sliding seats are moved close to or away from each other along sliding tracks when the wheels are rotated. Thus, the quick sliding of the sliders strengthens the muscle of the hands/feet placed on the sliding seats.

The invention provides a hand function rehabilitation training system. The system comprises a myoelectric signal collection module, a controller, a computer and a hand rehabilitation trainer. The myoelectric signal collection module is used for collecting bio-myoelectric signals of muscle of the hand of a patient; the controller is used for conducting signal processing on the myoelectric signals and transmitting the signals to the computer; the computer is used for setting training parameters of the hand rehabilitation trainer; the hand rehabilitation trainer comprises an index finger trainingmechanism, a middle finger training mechanism, a ring finger training mechanism, a little finger training mechanism and a thumb training mechanism, wherein the index finger training mechanism, the middle finger training mechanism, the ring finger training mechanism and the little finger training mechanism are fixedly arranged at the front end of an arm shell side by side, and the thumb training mechanism is fixedly arranged at the side end of the arm shell; a mechanical finger training mechanism builds communication connection with the computer and is used for receiving a training instructionsent by the computer and executing corresponding motions. The hand function rehabilitation training system is used for solving the problem that an existing rehabilitation training mechanical arm is complicated in installation and large in size, and a patient cannot wear or move the existing rehabilitation training mechanical arm conveniently, and the problem that mechanical arm joints are low inflexibility and bend and stretch rigidly, and thus the rehabilitation training effect is not obvious.

The invention relates in general to an alarm device with the shape of a ring, comprising a housing located on its upper end, which contains an alarm system, which is activated upon the first signs of drowsiness or sleep of a human body. The relaxation or loosening of the muscles of the hand causes the pressure exerted on a lever located adjacent the ring to cease, which results in the enlargement of the circumference of the ring so that it will exert pressure on a knob, which in its turn will actuate a horn capable of producing a shrill sound and a vibrator, upon which the driver will recover a state of consciousness.

Described here are devices and methods for strengthening the thenar muscles of the hand. Generally, a device comprises a base shaped to be held in the hand, a thumb rest having a hinge attached to the base such that one end of the thumb rest can be pivoted relative to the base, and an elastic member attached to the base and the thumb rest, which resists the pivoting motion of the thumb rest relative to the base. The user can place the device in his or her hand, and place his or her thumb on the thumb rest. When the user presses the thumb rest toward the base with his or her thumb, the elastic member supplies a force resisting the pressing motion, which exercises the thenar muscles.

The present invention is to provide an electronic apparatus comprising one or two palm rests including an internal first connector and a transparent top surface for supporting hand and wrist of a user using the electronic apparatus, and one or two optical modules each disposed under the palm rest, wherein the optical module includes a PCB, a plurality of spaced LEDs arranged in a predetermined form on the PCB, and a second connector electrically connected to the first connector and being served as a power input for enabling the LEDs to emit light rays into the hand and wrist through the top surface of each palm rest for making muscles of the hand and the wrist supple.

Disclosed therein are a golf glove for stimulating muscles of the hand used when a golfer grasps a grip of a golf club. The golf glove includes muscle stimulating portions protrudingly formed on portions of the inner surface thereof corresponding to muscle regions of the golfer's hand to stimulate muscles of the hand. The golf glove having the muscle stimulating portions can allow the golfer to grasp the grip naturally by relieving tension of the muscles of the hand used when the golfer grasps the grip and giving the golfer with a sensation of a great contraction of the muscles through the muscle stimulation in spite of application of a small grasping force, since the muscle stimulating portions provide an effect like taping therapy for relieving tension of the muscles and helping actions of the muscles of athletes. Additionally, the golf glove allow the golfer to grasp the grip comfortably by stimulating the muscles moving the golfer's fingers.

The invention relates to a venous transfusion fixing device, and belongs to the field of medical devices. The venous transfusion fixing device comprises a body, wherein the appearance of the body is mouse-shaped, the body comprises a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate is arc-shaped, one end of the top plate is connected with one end of the bottom plate, and the other end of the top plate is connected with the other end of the bottom plate by virtue of a height adjustment mechanism. In a transfusion process, muscles of the hands and the forearms can be relieved by putting the hands of patients on the venous transfusion fixing device disclosed by the invention so as to ensure that the muscles and joints can be relaxed, and thus the occurrence of phenomena such as no dropping in needles and needle expansion can be reduced.

The apparatus of the present invention stretches the carpal ligament and the flexor retinaculum, as well as the superficial structures and muscles of the hand, in a safe manner under precise control of the patient or a healthcare professional. Various embodiments of the inventive apparatus commonly include a housing for receiving the hypothenar portion of the patient's hand with an open side portion adapted and configured to contact and retain the hypothenar region of the patient's hand, with an edge of the housing extending along a central longitudinal dorsal portion of the hand, while a flexible resilient strap is wrapped around the thenar portion of the hand (i.e. around the thumb area) in such a manner as to pull the thenar portion of the hand upward with the edge of the housing serving as a fulcrum around which the thenar and hypothenar portions of the hand are bent. The strap is then secured to itself or to the housing to keep the thenar and hypothenar portions pulled apart during the course of treatment. The bending of the thenar and hypothenar regions of the hand around the fulcrum cause the carpal ligament and the flexor retinaculum to stretch expanding the carpal tunnel and relieving pressure on the median nerve.

An apparatus to increase identification of cancer mass in subcutaneous tissue, by palpation by self examination, to accommodate disability, to increase therapy of medical and physical recovery and treatment, and method of using devices or compounds which reduce onset of symptoms of median nerve entrapment or carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive stress syndrome, reduce tactile deficit of fingers, and as well as many other applications. This includes improving the efficiency of the movement of the fingers, reducing the inflammation in the carpal canal, reducing the tendon excursion in the carpal canal, reducing finger flexion, reducing loss of nerve sensation, reducing loss of tactile sensation, increasing tactile sensitivity of the fingers, increasing movement of the dorsal interossei muscles of the hand, increasing movement of the volar interossei palmar muscles of the hand, and increasing movement of the lumbrical muscles of fingers.

An apparatus to increase identification of cancer mass in subcutaneous tissue, by palpation by self examination, to accommodate disability, to increase therapy of medical and physical recovery and treatment, and method of using devices or compounds which reduce onset of symptoms of median nerve entrapment or carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive stress syndrome, reduce tactile deficit of fingers, and as well as many other applications. This includes improving the efficiency of the movement of the fingers, reducing the inflammation in the carpal canal, reducing the tendon excursion in the carpal canal, reducing finger flexion, reducing loss of nerve sensation, reducing loss of tactile sensation, increasing tactile sensitivity of the fingers, increasing movement of the dorsal interossei muscles of the hand, increasing movement of the volar interossei palmer muscles of the hand, and increasing movement of the lumbrical muscles of fingers.

The invention relates to a hand, leg, waist and back exerciser. The hand, leg, waist and back exerciser comprises a main body, a liquid crystal display, a pull bar, a pedal, a slideway, a seat cushion and a base, the main body is detachably connected with the liquid crystal display through a connecting rod, the pull bar is movably connected with the main body, the pedal is rotatably connected with the main body through a revolving shaft, the slideway is rotatably connected with the main body through a revolving shaft, the base is movably connected to the slideway and fixedly connected to the main body, the seat cushion further comprises a cushion body, a rotating shaft and a slide plate, the cushion body is rotatably connected with a bearing of the rotating shaft, and the slide plate is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft. By means of the hand, leg, waist and back exerciser, muscles of the hands, the legs, the waist and the back can be exercised sufficiently, the exerciser is safe and easy to use, the occupied space is small when the exerciser is folded for storage, placement is convenient, exercise intensity can be adjusted, and the exercise has a great number of users.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical health care, and discloses a rehabilitation and health care therapeutic apparatus for natural movement of hand functions, which comprises a bin body, a supporting plate is fixedly mounted at the top of the bin body, a mounting frame is fixedly mounted on the right side of the supporting plate, a first motor is fixedly mounted on the right side of the supporting plate and located in the mounting frame, a rotating shaft is fixedly mounted at the output end of the first motor, and a cam is fixedly mounted on the right side of the rotating shaft. According to the rehabilitation and health care therapeutic apparatus for natural movement of hand functions, through an inlet and an outlet, the palm of a person is placed above a first transverse plate, fingers are placed on a second transverse plate, a second motor is started to rotate, a transverse rod drives a rotating wheel to take up and pay off a cable to drive the second transverse plate to ascend and descend, and therefore muscles of the hand can be trained; and the first motor is started to drive the cam to rotate, a massage mechanism moves up and down, different acupuncture points of the hand can be massaged in combination with movement of the hand, and therefore the purpose of integrating muscle training and hand massage is achieved.