Patent ID: 6988295
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: A61B,A63B,B25C,B25G,B43K,B60T,G05G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handle for use with a human hand, the handle having an elongated body having a proximal side section and a distal side section, comprising: a radial section, the radial section having a side for receiving the thumb of the hand and having a distal radial side for receiving the index finger of the hand, and the radial section having a palmar radial side, the palmar radial side having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand; a middle section adjoining the radial section, the middle section having a distal middle side for receiving the middle finger and the ring finger of the hand and having a palmar middle side, the palmar middle side having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the ends of the middle finger and the ring finger in substantial alignment; and an ulnar section adjoining the middle section, the ulnar section having a distal ulnar side for receiving the small finger of the hand and having a palmar ulnar side, the palmar ulnar side having a surface for engaging a portion of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the end of the small finger in substantial alignment with the ends of the middle finger and the ring finger, wherein the proximal side section of the elongated body of the handle forms a proximal side surface that includes a proximal radial side of the radial section, a proximal middle side of the middle section and a proximal ulnar side of the ulnar section and, from a position on the handle where the handle is longitudinally bisectionally defined into the proximal side section and the distal side section, the proximal ulnar side of the ulnar section extends beyond the proximal middle side of the middle section, whereby the handle engages a corresponding portion of the palmar surface of the hand to position the handle within the hand without engaging a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel.