Portable hand and wrist rehabilitation device

Details Portable hand and wrist rehabilitation device Portable hand and wrist rehabilitation device

1998-10-13

2000-09-12

Richman, Glenn E.

Surgery: kinesitherapy

Kinesitherapy

Exercising appliance

482 4, 482 5, 482 44, A63B 21005

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061170933

ABSTRACT:
A device for hand and wrist rehabilitation includes a small, hand-held housing for a magnetic fluid controllable resistance brake. Tool elements that provide a grip for a patient releasably snap onto to a shaft of the brake, and allow the patient to exercise the wrist or hand in a variety of positions. The controllable brake provides fine control of the resistance, which is selected by the user with a knob.

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