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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2011
Edward M. Land, Owings Mills, MD (US);
H. Lee Mantelmacher, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Rebecca German, Baltimore, MD (US);
Marlis Gonzalez-fernandez, Catonsville, MD (US);
Gad Alon, Rockville, MD (US);
John Staehlin, Westminster, MD (US);
Ken Silver, Pikesville, MD (US);
Wayne E. Moore, Columbia, MD (US);
Edward M. Land, Owings Mills, MD (US);
H. Lee Mantelmacher, Owings Mills, MD (US);
Rebecca German, Baltimore, MD (US);
Marlis Gonzalez-Fernandez, Catonsville, MD (US);
Gad Alon, Rockville, MD (US);
John Staehlin, Westminster, MD (US);
Ken Silver, Pikesville, MD (US);
Wayne E. Moore, Columbia, MD (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A hand movement device comprises a glove for positioning about a hand of a user, a first anchor element adapted to be positioned about a base surface of glove, a second anchor element adapted to be positioned at a tip of a finger portion of the glove, an active spring member positioned between the first and second anchor elements, said active spring member being fixedly secured to said first anchor element and moveable through said second anchor element to thereby allow said spring member to bend about a joint of the finger when said finger is flexed, an activating element positioned adjacent the active spring member to heat or cool said active spring member thereby causing the spring member to bend or straighten, and an intermediary support device for housing said spring element and for connecting the first anchor element to said second anchor element.