Patent ID: 11865395
Assignee: NEUROFENIX LIMITED
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for training hand movement, comprising:
a base arranged to support a hand of a user from a palm side of the hand;
at least one finger support provided on the base, each finger support comprising a support joint corresponding to a finger joint of a respective finger of the hand of the user, the support joint enabling bending of said each finger support over a range of motion that mimics a range of motion of the finger joint of the respective finger;
a finger and/or hand restraint having one or more discrete openings, the guide formed from a rigid or semi-rigid material, wherein each of the one or more discrete openings is positioned in alignment with each of the at least one finger support;
at least one sensor configured to measure, for the at least one finger support, an initial position of the support joint and a final position of the support joint during a training movement; and
a controller configured to determine one or more metrics corresponding to a range of motion of the finger joint for at least one finger of the user based on the initial position and the final position of the support joint for a corresponding finger support;
wherein the at least one finger support is independently movable at the support joint as a result of applying pressure to the at least one finger support by the respective finger of the hand.