Patent ID: 11918361
Assignee: FORCE HOOKS PTY LTD
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for measuring isometric muscle strength and dynamic strength when a limb is fixed, the apparatus comprising:
an attachment assembly for releasably attaching the apparatus to a support frame of an item of exercise equipment; a strain gauge configured to measure compressive or tensional forces; and a connection assembly for releasably connecting the strain gauge to a moveable component of the exercise equipment such that forces exerted on the moveable component by isometric muscle contraction can be measured by the strain gauge, the connection assembly comprising first and second clamping members that are pivotable relative to one another for releasably clamping part of the strain gauge to the moveable component of the exercise equipment, the first clamping member attached to an end of the strain gauge and the second clamping member pivotally attached to the first clamping member.