COMPUTER MOUSE

摘要

A computer mouse (10) of improved ergonomic shape includes a resilient deformable cushion (12) for supporting a user's hand and wrist, and shaped to minimize or eliminate neurological or repetitive motion disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome. The cushion contains a flowable material such as a gel for compliant deformation in response to manual pressure, and a selected recovery time returning substantially to an initial nondeformed shape upon release of manual pressure. The cushion (12) defines an upwardly exposed contoured surface extending over a tail region (14) of the mouse to include a laterally spaced pair of raised landings (16) for supporting the raised medial and lateral pads of the heel portion of the user's hand respectively overlying the trapezium and pisiform bones, in combination with an intervening recessed notch whereby the central carpal tunnel zone of the user's hand and wrist is comfortably suspended above the cushion in spaced relation therewith.