Patent ID: 8678980

Claim:
A disposable glove for use in a hand extension/flexion device, comprising: a glove body for positioning around a hand of a user; a series of pads affixed to a surface of at least one finger portion of the glove body, said pads being positioned between joints of the finger; a channel defined by the glove disposed around said pads, said channel also configured for housing a spring member adapted to exert bending forces in opposition to working muscles of the user to straighten or flex joints of the finger; and a first anchor element for receiving a proximal end of the spring member and a second anchor element adapted for receiving a distal end of the spring member, wherein the first anchor element is configured to permit lateral and longitudinal movement of a first, free end of the spring member, wherein the spring member is fixedly secured to the second anchor element at a second end of the spring member so as to statically constrain the second end of the spring member to the top of the finger.