Glove for making goniometric measures
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1. A glove used in goniometric measurements comprising:
- a palmar panel having one or more palmar finger section;
extending from a base of a wearer'"'"'s finger to a first point part way between the base of the finger and a distal interphalangeal joint of the wearer;
a dorsal panel having one or more dorsal finger section corresponding to the palmer finger section, the dorsal finger section extending from the base of the wearer'"'"'s finger to a second point beyond the distal interphalangeal joint of the wearer, a portion of the dorsal finger section extending beyond the palmer finger section; and
attachment means for attaching the portion of the dorsal finger section which extends beyond the palmar finger section, to the wearer'"'"'s finger.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a glove for making goniometric measures, i.e. angular measurements, of a wearer'"'"'s hand and a method of manufacture of the same. The glove is adapted for use in the assessment of ahnad mobility in medical applications and is particularly useful for misshaped hands. The glove comprises a palmar panel with finger sections extending short of the distal interphalangeal joint and preferably proximal to the distal interphalangeal joint.
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1. A glove used in goniometric measurements comprising:
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a palmar panel having one or more palmar finger section;
extending from a base of a wearer'"'"'s finger to a first point part way between the base of the finger and a distal interphalangeal joint of the wearer;
a dorsal panel having one or more dorsal finger section corresponding to the palmer finger section, the dorsal finger section extending from the base of the wearer'"'"'s finger to a second point beyond the distal interphalangeal joint of the wearer, a portion of the dorsal finger section extending beyond the palmer finger section; and
attachment means for attaching the portion of the dorsal finger section which extends beyond the palmar finger section, to the wearer'"'"'s finger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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