Patent ID: 7385514

Claim:
A device for providing feedback regarding grasping strength and continuity, used in conjunction with a walking aid, the device comprising; two flange-like members; a connecting member connecting the two flange-like members by maintaining a spaced relation between the two flanges; a trigger member having a first end and a second end; two switches, wherein each of the two flange-like members houses one of the switches, and each end of the trigger member is connected to each of the switches; an alerting means associated with the switches; a power supply means for supplying power to the alerting means and the switches; and a means to secure the device on the handle of a walking aid in a suitable position so that the trigger wire is located below the handle of the walker and grasped by a person using the device, wherein the ulna side and radial sides of the hand of the person are associated with the first and second ends of the trigger wire, respectively.