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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
May. 16, 2023
Universität Bern, Bern, CH;
Efe Anil Aksöz, Bern, CH;
Laura Marchal-Crespo, The Hague, NL;
Nathan Van Damme, Zele, BE;
Raphael Rätz, Thun, CH;
UNIVERSITÄT BERN, Bern, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a sensomotoric hand therapy device comprising a flexible shell having a first leg portion configured to accommodate fingers of a hand of a patient, a second leg portion configured to accommodate a thumb of the patient and a U-shaped portion configured to accommodate a metacarpus of the patient. The device further comprises a first reinforced member connected to a distal end region of the first leg portion of the shell, a second reinforced member connected to a distal end region of the second leg portion of the shell and a third reinforced member connected to and reinforcing the U-shaped portion of the shell. Further, the device comprises a movement mechanism defining a course and resistance of movement of the first reinforced member and the second reinforced member relative to the third reinforced member; and to a respective hand therapy system and hand training method.