33 results about "Palmar surface" patented technology

The described physiology sensor is worn on a single finger to capture one or more different physiological signals and has a sensor body including first and second raised mounds, protruding from its surface and being longitudinally spaced-apart such as to define a transverse air gap therebetween. The mounds each retain electrodes which abut palmar surfaces of the single finger. The sensor also has one or more physiological sensing devices housed within the body, including a skin conductance sensing device. The sensor can also have at least one of a temperature sensing device, and a photoplethysmography sensing device. A processor is housed within the body and communicates with the electrodes and the sensing devices to apply an electrical excitation thereto, and to process the physiological measurements.

An apparatus for use with a hand includes a handle body with an ulnar section for engaging the palmar arch of the hand, the ulnar section having a distal ulnar side for receiving the small finger of the hand and having a palmar ulnar side, the palmar ulnar side having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the end of the small finger in substantial alignment with the ends of the middle finger and the ring finger and to position the handle within the hand without engaging a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel; and a compressible and resilient proximal-side surface supported by a supporting mechanism so as to maintain a proximal-side desirable shape different from a shape of the proximal side of the handle body.

An article of apparel is disclosed that includes a base portion for contacting a hand and a protective portion for providing cushioning for the hand. Seams that join the various elements of the base portion are located away from the portion of the apparel that contacts the palmar surface of the hand, thereby enhancing comfort. In addition, the base portion forms a pocket between the first and second digits that receives a portion of the protective portion, thereby decreasing peak compressive loads on the hand and between the first and second digits.

A finger weight that is functional. A normal sized, weighted sphere is attached to an end of a cylinder-shaped body. The weighted sphere and body has a hard particulate material to provide a resistance transfer through the body. A flattened surface and groove are provided in both the implement and the assistive implement. The flattened surface of the implement of the body half distant from the sphere is cinctured in the groove by an adhesive resinous strip to the non-palmar surface of the distal finger digit. The flattened surface along the entire length of the assistive implement is cinctured in the groove by an adhesive resinous strip to the proximal interphalangeal joint. The operation of the finger weight is extending and flexing the distal finger digit while restricting the extending and flexing of the proximal interphalangeal joint.

A glove that provides improved comfort, flexibility, and safety while a wearer participates in workout activities, such as weight training, indoor / outdoor cycling, Pilates, racquetball, as well as others. Particularly, the glove provides for improved wicking of perspiration, improved range of mobility of the hand, and a more comfortable fit. While donned, the glove does not interfere with jewelry, such as rings worn by the wearer, and the glove's construction reduces pinching the wearer on the palmar surface at the knuckle joints. The glove of the present invention also provides for a securing mechanism with less bulk, reduced latching effort, reduced noise associated with unlatching the closure mechanism, and a resistance against damaging other articles of clothing.

A hockey glove for receiving a hand of a player, the hand having a palm, index finger, middle finger, third finger and little finger, each finger having inner, dorsal, lateral and medial surfaces, proximate, middle and distal phalanges, one thumb with palm and dorsal surfaces, and a medial side with a C-shaped edge between the thumb and the index finger, the hockey glove comprising: (a) a side finger web for facing the lateral and medial surfaces of each finger, the side finger web having a lower web periphery; (b) a palm sheet for facing the palm of the hand and the palm surface of the fingers and thumb, the palm sheet having a palm periphery with a portion connected to the lower web periphery for defining first, second, third and fourth finger gussets for respectively receiving the four fingers; (c) a side pad for covering at least partially the medial side of the hand, the side pad having a top portion and a side portion with an edge for overlapping the C-shaped edge of the medial side of the hand; and (d) a layer covering at least partially the palm sheet, the layer comprising a portion extending over the side portion of the side pad.

A parallel handle, parallel handle system and method for designing parallel handles for a hand for use with tools or control mechanisms, that includes a handle having a radial section having a side for receiving the thumb and having a side for receiving the index finger, the radial section having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand, a middle section having a side for receiving at least a portion of the middle finger and at least a portion of the ring finger and having a surface that avoids placing undue pressure on a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel, and an ulnar section having a side for receiving the small finger and having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the end of the small finger.

Described herein is a system and method for ergonomic analysis including a sensorized glove having an inner glove including a plurality of extensometer sensors for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand, and an outer glove including a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and for detecting pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface; a wearable network of sensors being located in the network so that they can be associated to corresponding joints of the human body; a unit for generating a sequence of images of a worker task; and a processing unit for receiving data and / or signals from the sensorized glove, from the wearable sensor network, and / or from the unit, and configured for processing said data and / or signals to estimate ergonomic indicators and / or to obtain local information of effort and / or posture.

A crutch includes a grip and a forearm support that are coupled to an elongated member that extends from the forearm support to the ground. The inner surface of the forearm support can correspond to a digital representation of a forearm of the patient and the outer surface of the hand grip can correspond to a digital representation of a palmar surface of the patient's hand in at least a partially closed position.

An endoscopy glove made of a material that provides a user with body fluid protection, tactile sensation and gripping ability for manipulating an endoscope when body fluids are present. The endoscopy glove has a body portion, a finger covering portion and a thumb covering. The body portion has a palmar surface and a dorsal surface where the palmar surface is a material having absorbing and gripping characteristics even when wet. The finger covering portion includes an index finger covering and a remaining finger covering portion where the index finger covering has a tactile portion that is a material having tactile characteristics similar to surgical gloves.

A parallel handle, parallel handle system and method for designing parallel handles for a hand for use with tools or control mechanisms, that includes a handle having a radial section having a side for receiving the thumb and having a side for receiving the index finger, the radial section having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand, a middle section having a side for receiving at least a portion of the middle finger and at least a portion of the ring finger and having a surface that avoids placing undue pressure on a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel, and an ulnar section having a side for receiving the small finger and having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the end of the small finger.

A crutch includes a grip and a forearm support that are coupled to an elongated member that extends from the forearm support to the ground. The inner surface of the forearm support can correspond to a digital representation of a forearm of the patient and the outer surface of the hand grip can correspond to a digital representation of a palmar surface of the patient's hand in at least a partially closed position.

Disclosed in this specification is a golfing glove that is configured to facilitate the proper grip of a golf club handle and a method of using the same. The palmar surface of the glove comprises a first indicator that extends along its width. A second indicator also disposed on the palmar surface. The thumb of the glove has a third indicator. The dorsal surface of the glove has a first elongated indicator aligned with the thumb and a second elongated indicator on the dorsal surface.

A sphygmomanometer according to the present disclosure includes a main body that is mounted with a pump and is to be disposed on a dorsal surface of a wrist and a cuff that is to be attached around the wrist. The cuff extends along a circumferential direction of the wrist from an ulnar side end portion of the main body to a palmar surface and is set to a length covering an ulnar artery or a length covering a radial artery beyond the ulnar artery of a wrist having a preset maximum wrist circumference. A fluid is supplied from the pump to the cuff to press the wrist. A blood pressure is calculated based on a pressure of the fluid contained in the cuff.

Described herein is a sensorized glove, in particular designed for ergonomic analysis, including an inner glove, which comprises a plurality of extensometer sensors configured for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand; and an outer glove, which comprises a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and configured for detecting the pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface. Moreover described is a corresponding method for determining the type of grasp exerted by a worker.

The invention discloses a pulse pressing clip for a finger, which is used for treating blood collection of finger ends. The pulse pressing clip for the finger consists of a clip body (1) parallel to a jaw, a spring (2), inner side convex cross grain elastic plastic (3), outer side concave cross grain elastic plastic (4), a finger ring (5) and a rope (6). In the scheme, the inner side convex elastic plastic (3) at the jaw is designed according to finger end vessel anatomy characteristics and can form pressure areas in palmar surface and back surface venous return areas of the finger to effectively prevent peripheral blood return of the finger, so that blood is collected smoothly, the pain of a blood-collected person is reduced, and the physical labor of blood collection personnel is reduced; the friction between an operator and a blood collection extruded finger is reduced by the outer side concave cross grain elastic plastic (4); and the finger ring (5) makes the operator conveniently wear the pulse pressing clip in a hand, so that taking and placing frequencies and pollution are reduced.

The invention discloses strand-rolling structural units and a simulated manual hollow vermicelli strand making machine equipped with the strand-rolling structural units. The strand-rolling structural units include strand-rolling boards and dynamic component units. The strip-rolling boards reciprocate along a straight line driven by the dynamic component units. The shape of the contact surface between the strand-rolling boards and vermicelli imitates a human palmar surface in a rolling operation. The simulated manual hollow vermicelli strand making machine provided by the invention really realizes the replacement of manual operation by mechanical operation through the development of a mechanical structure. The replacement is mainly reflected by replacing two major processes necessary for manually preparing hollow vermicelli by a combination of a first strand-rolling structural unit and a second strand-rolling structural unit. The machine really simulates the manual strand-rolling operation, also guarantees the taste of the simulated manual hollow vermicelli and not only improves work efficiency but also reduces salt addition to the vermicelli due to the improved work efficiency so as to meet the healthy diet requirement of modern people.

The utility model discloses a dust removal system and a dust removal method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of tunnel construction. The system comprises a dust suppressor, a distributor and a transmission pipeline, wherein the distributor is connected with the dust suppressor through the transmission pipeline, and the dust suppressor is set in the boring machine, and is used to producedust suppression substance, wherein the substance that inhibits the dust travels through the transmission pipeline to the distributor, wherein the distributor is used to inject the substance that inhibits the dust from the palmar surface. The dust removal system and dust removal method can restrain the dust from the source of dust, effectively reduce the concentration of dust in the head positionand ensure the health of the construction workers.

A parallel handle system and method for designing the handle system for use with tools or control mechanisms, that includes a handle having a radial section (440) having a side for receiving the thumb and a side for receiving the index finger, the radial section liaving a surface for engaging a portion of the palma surface of the hand, a middle section (430) having a side for receiving at least a portion of the middle finger and at least a portion of the ring finger and a surface that avoids placing undue pressure on a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel, and an ulnar section (420) having a side for receiving the small finger and a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the end of the small finger.

Described herein is a system and method for ergonomic analysis including a sensorized glove having an inner glove including a plurality of extensometer sensors for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand, and an outer glove including a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and for detecting pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface; a wearable network of sensors being located in the network so that they can be associated to corresponding joints of the human body; a unit for generating a sequence of images of a worker task; and a processing unit for receiving data and / or signals from the sensorized glove, from the wearable sensor network, and / or from the unit, and configured for processing said data and / or signals to estimate ergonomic indicators and / or to obtain local information of effort and / or posture.

Described herein is a sensorized glove, in particular designed for ergonomic analysis, including an inner glove, which comprises a plurality of extensometer sensors configured for detecting relative movements between parts of a worker's hand; and an outer glove, which comprises a plurality of pressure sensors distributed over a palmar surface and configured for detecting the pressure exerted in corresponding areas of said palmar surface. Moreover described is a corresponding method for determining the type of grasp exerted by a worker.

A sanitizer dispensing glove and a method of sanitizing an object using the glove. The sanitizer dispensing glove has a spray mechanism which is located on the palmar surface of a glove or mitt which is able to be operated to spray a sanitizer solution onto an object by a flexing or closing of a hand, finger, or other appendage wearing the glove without making contact with the object.

A blood lancing device and, more particularly, to an ergonomic blood lancet holding device and methods of use thereof that allow for single-handed operation, particularly by individuals with limited or no operational function in one arm or hand and by individuals with body tremors. Additional embodiments provide a universal lancet securing means for detachable holding of various proprietary lancet shapes, designs and formats that are presently or may become commercially available. Outer contours of embodiments are ergonomically shaped to readily accommodate the palmar surface of the hand and digits, thereby providing the user with easy-to-grasp functionality, without excess stretching or discomfort of the hand, digits, wrist or forearm. Embodiments may be symmetrical in design for universal use by either the right or left hand or specifically designed for use only by the right hand or the left hand.

The invention relates to a golf pushing bar with a novel grip, which comprises a grip, a bar body, and a bar head. The grip is provided with a finger hole which is used for buckling fingers, a notch, and a supporting part which is used for supporting thumbs. The finger hole is horizontally arranged on the grip. The notch is arranged on the edge of the grip at the two sides of the finger hole. The supporting part is arranged on the left upper corner of the grip. When in use, finger roots are in the same plane with five articulation points which are connected with the centre of a palm, thus ensuring that palmar surfaces of two hands are parallel to the striking surface of the bar head. The angle and the direction which control the two palmar surfaces are equal to the angle and the direction which control the angle and the direction of the striking surface of the bar head, therefore, the control is simpler and easier, furthermore, the surfaces of a supporting plane arranged the two sides of the grip respectively deviate left and right, and the left plane is also provided with a raised line and a recess area, thus greatly reducing the mutual interference between a left hand and a right hand and ensuring that when players hold the grip, the players feel .more comfortable.

Disclosed is an ear thermometer capable of easy and accurate insertion of a probe into a subject's aural cavity. The disclosed ear thermometer is provided with a temperature detection element and an infrared detection element, and by using the ambient temperature detected by said temperature detection element and the relative temperature detected by said infrared detection element, the ear thermometer (100) measures the subject's body temperature. The ear thermometer is provided with: a probe (101) which is configured from a hollow tubular body and inserted into the aural cavity; and mounting units (102, 104) which have mounting features (106-108) for mounting on a finger of the subject and which support the probe so that the support position of the probe (101) opposes the palmar surface of the subject's distal phalanx when mounted on the subject's finger using said mounting features (106-108).

The invention discloses a bionic webbed glove, comprising a glove and an elastic web surface, is structurally characterized in that the elastic web surface is stuck on a palmar surface of the glove; wherein an area of the elastic web surface is slightly more than that of the palmar surface; and finger tips of the glove is stretched out of the web surface. While swimming, a swimmer can put on the bionic webbed glove to imitate a swimming way of a duck, bend an arm flexibly and naturally and stroke efficiently and easily, thereby obviously improving the swimming speed. The bionic webbed glove has the advantages of simple structure and easy use, thereby meeting the need of the swimming fans.

A hand orthosis supporting a patient's thumb and fingers spaced apart and separated from contact with the palm of the hand, including an elongated body having a palm surface, a thumb portion, and a finger support portion. The elongated body includes a plurality of unequal cross-sectional areas spaced along the axial length between a distal end and a base end. A plurality of finger concavities are angled in helical orientation along the orthosis, including spaced apart concavities for each finger and the patient's thumb. Each finger and thumb concavity is angled non-perpendicular relative to the orthosis axial length to retain the fingers and thumb spaced apart, curved in a relaxed orientation, and apart from the palm of the hand during extended periods of time without impeding hand or wrist motion. A method of extended use for the hand orthosis is also disclosed.

Disclosed is an ear thermometer capable of easy and accurate insertion of a probe into a subject's aural cavity. The disclosed ear thermometer is provided with a temperature detection element and an infrared detection element, and by using the ambient temperature detected by said temperature detection element and the relative temperature detected by said infrared detection element, the ear thermometer (100) measures the subject's body temperature. The ear thermometer is provided with: a probe (101) which is configured from a hollow tubular body and inserted into the aural cavity; and mounting units (102, 104) which have mounting features (106-108) for mounting on a finger of the subject and which support the probe so that the support position of the probe (101) opposes the palmar surface of the subject's distal phalanx when mounted on the subject's finger using said mounting features (106-108).