Grip force transducer and grip force assessment system and method
First Claim
1. A method for grip force assessment employing a grip force assessment system including the steps of:
- exerting a gripping force on a grip force transducer including a high-resolution tactile array generating a high-resolution grip force signal;
inputting the high-resolution grip force signal to the signal conditioning module;
conditioning the high-resolution grip force signal producing grip force data;
inputting grip force data to a processor; and
processing the grip force data, performing a numerical analysis of said grip force data; and
outputting grip force data representative of individual finger function relative to entire hand function.
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Abstract
A grip force assessment device, method and system that can provide a grip force map image presenting a detailed image of the complex grip capability/capacity of a human hand including the palm and all digits improving over existing assessment systems and their attendant inaccuracy, poor reliability, and lack of meaningful clinical relevance. The grip force assessment system includes a grip force transducer including a high-resolution tactile array that produces a high-resolution grip force signal. A processing device processes, analyzes and outputs grip force data. A display provides a grip force map image showing distribution of individual finger function relative to entire hand function. The grip force transducer includes a high-resolution tactile sensor wherein the greatest distance between adjacent pressure sensing nodes is in the range of 1.0 mm to 10.0 mm.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for grip force assessment employing a grip force assessment system including the steps of:
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exerting a gripping force on a grip force transducer including a high-resolution tactile array generating a high-resolution grip force signal; inputting the high-resolution grip force signal to the signal conditioning module; conditioning the high-resolution grip force signal producing grip force data; inputting grip force data to a processor; and processing the grip force data, performing a numerical analysis of said grip force data; and outputting grip force data representative of individual finger function relative to entire hand function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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