Patent ID: 6948502

Claim:
An apparatus for positioning a forearm of a subject for clinical examination, the combination comprising: a frame; a support channel coupled to the frame along a longitudinal axis, the support channel being shaped to receive the forearm of the subject; a rotatable handle coupled to the frame and positioned at a location relative to the support channel which enables the subject to grip the handle and to rotate the handle substantially around the longitudinal axis to a plurality of fixed angular positions; a rotation lock for limiting the rotation of the handle to a selected angle of rotation about a center point; first and second contact switches, the first and second contact switches being positioned on either side of the center point; and first and second indicator devices, the indicator devices being electrically connected to the first and second contact switches, respectively; wherein as the handle is rotated, one of the first and second contact switches is activated, the contact switch activating the indicator device to provide an indication of the direction of rotation.