| 摘要 |
A hand and wrist support for a user of a computer keyboard or mouse comprises a body member having at least a pair of raised areas 3a, 3b which support the user's hand or wrist in use and which define a central channel 4 therebetween. The areas provide support to the thenar muscles and the joint of the fourth metacarpal and the carpals to provide a trough that runs parallel with the line of a user's median nerve. The support serves in particular as a comfort aid to a user of a computer, but might also have value as a prophylactic device for the prevention, or treatment, of carpal tunnel syndrome and median nerve compression syndrome arising from excessive computer use. The support may be linked to a mouse by a tape 5 or a rigid slide (21, Figs.4-5) for relative movement therebetween, may have a low friction base, or a wheel, roller or ball, for aiding movement, and may be assembled from rigid and flexibly resilient materials. |
