Association Institut De Myologie

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Amelie Moraux

Jean-Yves Hogrel

David Vissiere

Marc Grelet

Eric Dorveaux

Laurent Servais

Jean- Yves Hogrel

The present invention relates to a method for estimating the physical activity exerted by an upper limb () of a person (), the method being characterised in that it comprises the steps of:

Method for estimating the physical activity of an upper limb

The invention relates to a device for measuring the pinch force between a person's thumb and index finger, comprising: first and second parallel blades, said blades being disposed at a distance from one another and embedded at a first longitudinal end thereof; a sensor for measuring the pinch force exerted between the two blades at the second longitudinal end thereof, perpendicularly to the respective main planes thereof; a means for displaying the pinch force; and a means for storing and/or processing the pinch force. According to the invention, the first blade forms part of a rigid parallelepiped frame and the second blade is disposed in the space inside the parallelogram.

Device for measuring the pinch force between a person's thumb and index finger

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Vernon, France

Amelie Moraux