Patent ID: 8652076

Claim:
A movement device, comprising: a first anchor element adapted to be positioned adjacent a wrist of the user; a second anchor element adapted to be positioned at a tip of a finger of a user; an active spring member having a proximal end and a distal end, said active spring member extending between the first and second anchor elements, said distal end of the active spring member being fixedly secured to said second anchor element and moveable through the proximal end of the active spring member secured to said first anchor element to thereby allow said spring member to bend about a joint of the finger when said finger is flexed; an activating element or remotely located source of heat positioned adjacent to or supplied to the active spring member to heat or cool said active spring member thereby causing the active spring member to bend or straighten; and an intermediary support device disposed between said first anchor element and said second anchor element so as to prevent the active SMA spring member from contacting joints of the user.