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Patent Inventor Names
Jufang He0
Patrick D. Devanny0
Mark E. Baratz0
Mark Carl Miller0
Date of Patent
December 26, 2006
0Patent Application Number
106987810
Date Filed
October 31, 2003
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An apparatus for assessing a person's hand strength including means for engaging the hand. The apparatus including means for determining the strength of the hand based on a twisting action with the hand of the engaging means relative to the determining means. The engaging means is connected to the determining means. A method for assessing a person's hand strength including the steps of gripping a first object having a first diameter with the hand by the person. There is the step of twisting the first object with the hand. There is the step of measuring torque with a torque sensor, connected to the first object, of the object as it is being twisted by the hand.
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