Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for measuring a palmar gripping force
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Application No.: US14389333Application Date: 2013-03-29
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Publication No.: US09857261B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Jean-Yves Hogrel
- Applicant: INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE
- Applicant Address: FR Paris
- Assignee: INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE
- Current Assignee: INSTITUT DE MYOLOGIE
- Current Assignee Address: FR Paris
- Agency: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP
- Priority: FR1252928 20120330
- International Application: PCT/FR2013/050694 WO 20130329
- International Announcement: WO2013/144523 WO 20131003
- Main IPC: G01L25/00
- IPC: G01L25/00 ; A61B5/22 ; G01D3/02

Abstract:
The invention relates to a system for measuring a palmar gripping force, comprising a device (1) for measuring said palmar gripping force, which device comprises: a handle configured to receive a palmar gripping force; a force sensor (3); and an electronic module (6) integrated into the device and comprising at least one microcontroller (61) connected to the sensor (3) and able to process data originating from said sensor (3), characterized in that the force sensor comprises a stress gauge with a minimum precision of 50 g; a controlling system is also provided and comprises means able to do the following: calibrate the sensor using a linear calibration curve; and transmit the sensor measurements to a display unit (8) and/or a storage unit and/or a processing unit, preferably via wired or wireless means.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150047412A1 SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A PALMAR GRIPPING FORCE Public/Granted day:2015-02-19
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