APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THUMB AND FINGER FORCE

摘要

An apparatus for measuring the force exerted by a thumb or finger of a test subject, having a hand grip with a thumb pressure well being positioned on a beam adjacent the hand grip. The beam has a reduced section with strain gages thereon, with the output of the strain gages being applied to a recording device. Adjustments are provided to adjust the relative angular and vertical positions of the thumb pressure well with respect to the hand grip.