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DETECTION AND EVALUATION OF USER GRIP WITH A HANDHELD TOOL

  • US 20170055885A1
  • Filed: 09/01/2015
  • Published: 03/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A tool, comprising:

  • a handle;

    an attachment arm extending from the handle;

    one or more sensors disposed within the handle, the one or more sensors configured to sense a pressure exerted on the handle by a hand of a user while a user-assistive device is coupled to a distal end of the attachment arm;

    grip evaluation logic coupled to receive from the one or more sensors an output indicative of the pressure, the grip evaluation logic comprising circuitry configured to calculate a grip metric based on the output; and

    a communication interface coupled to the grip evaluation logic, the communication interface to output from the tool a signal including medical diagnostic information based on the grip metric.

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