CONTROLLABLE FINGER DYNAMOMETER Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has casing with elastic member on both sides of which four tensoresisters are disposed, rest member and measurement system. Tubular casing has scale for controlling grip size. It has groove with elastic member built in. The elastic member is cantilever beam having thickenings at its ends due to one of which it is fixed in the casing. Fixed ring or half-ring of the rest member is attached to the other end. Anti-thrust ring of the rest member is provided with mechanism to enable traveling. EFFECT: enhanced accuracy in measuring finger grip force. 3 dwg