Device and Method for Evaluating Manual Dexterity Via Isolated Thumb Mobility

摘要

A device for measuring the manual dexterity of a subject comprising a central processing unit, a display, storage means, data-entry means and software programming designed to gather the manual dexterity data of a subject required to rely on isolated thumb mobility is disclosed together with methods of use thereof.

主权项

1. A method of evaluating the manual dexterity of a subject, the method comprising:
storing in computer readable memory associated with a manual dexterity evaluation system at least one test battery; determining the subject's manual data-entry skill; selecting, via a computer device associated with a manual dexterity evaluation system, at least one manual data-entry test from the at least one test battery based on the subject's manual data-entry skill; instructing the subject on the test procedure; providing via the manual dexterity evaluation system at least one means for inputting data; collecting subject-specific data during the performance of the at least one test by the subject, requiring the subject to rely on isolated thumb mobility to enter data into the computer device; processing, via the computing device, the subject-specific data to generate at least one manual dexterity performance metric on isolated thumb mobility; and, generating, via the computing device, an output including the at least one manual dexterity performance metric.