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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1983
Shiro Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshio Mikiya, Tokyo, JP;
Man Design Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An instrument for recovering the functions of the carpal joint, the hand and the fingers including a ballonet operatively connected to an air supply for subjecting the ballonet to repeated expansion and contraction by feeding and discharging compressed air thereto. Finger-engaging members being provided on the outer surface of the ballonet. Fastening members being provided on the outer surface of the ballonet for fixation of the carpal joint region and the region adjacent thereto. An individual's hand positioned within the finger-engaging members and the fastening members is extended and fanned as the ballonet is inflated and contracted as the ballonet is deflated.