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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Measuring Anatomical Characteristic Or Force Applied To Or Exerted By Body Measuring Anatomical Characteristic Or Force Applied To Or Exerted By BodyMeasuring Anatomical Characteristic Or Force Applied To Or Exerted By Body patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/14/06 - 20060282018 - Sensor and analyzer for determining physiological limitations A sensing and analyzing device for determining when physical limits of a patient have been exceeded by the patient during exercise is provided. The device may comprise a sensing unit, analyzing unit and a warning unit. The sensing unit may be attached to critical locations on a body of the ... 12/14/06 - 20060282017 - Force sensor system for use in monitoring weight bearing A force sensor system for use in monitoring weight bearing on a location. The force sensor system comprises at least one a foot force sensor, a palm force sensor, and a knee force sensor. The foot force sensor comprises a flexible insole containing a plurality of inflatable pockets that are ... 12/07/06 - 20060276726 - Tissue tension detection system An apparatus and a method for determining an amount of tension applied to first and second organ sections during a surgical procedure is disclosed. The apparatus includes first and second contacts on a surgical fastener applier that are operably coupled to a tension gauge and a tension indicator. The contacts ... 12/07/06 - 20060276725 - Method of preventing eye-related positional injuries during spinal surgery A method of preventing eye-related positional injuries during spinal surgery includes providing an orbital area pressure monitoring system including a site sensor with transducer, and a monitor connected to the site sensor; using the orbital area pressure monitoring system to continuously monitor pressure on an orbital area of the patient ... 11/16/06 - 20060258961 - Medical measuring device and method A subsurface wound measuring device and method are provided for measuring a subsurface wound or cavity of a patient, the device including a flexible strip having a first and second section, said sections having a first and second ends respectively with an intermediate bend being located between the first and ... 11/16/06 - 20060258960 - Device for applying and gauging cricoid pressure The invention is a device for objectively applying cricoid pressure. A healthcare provider, using a locator on the face of the device, aligns the yoke with the patient's cricoid cartilage. While the healthcare provider applies force to the cricoid cartilage, a stem portion affixed to the yoke and projecting from ... 10/19/06 - 20060235338 - System and methods for improved access to vertebral bodies for kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, vertebral body biopsy or screw placement A method of determining the size and/or placement of screws or other instruments in pedicles during surgery in a selected spinal area, comprising generating a dimensionally true three-dimensional image of the bony spine in the selected spinal area; hollowing out the vertebra in the three-dimensional image with cortical wall thicknesses ... 10/12/06 - 20060229534 - System and method for measuring coefficient variance of resonance frequency of musculoskeletal system The present invention discloses system and method for measuring coefficient variance of resonance frequency of musculoskeletal system. In this regards, the system comprises a signal generation module, a signal retrieval module, and a signal analysis module. The purpose of the system is to measure resonance frequencies of a musculoskeletal system ... 10/05/06 - 20060224088 - Body parameter detecting sensor and method for detecting body parameters A method for detecting biometric parameters includes the steps of performing a bone graft procedure on a vertebra of a spine, providing a biometric sensor at the vertebra, and measuring a biometric parameter at the vertebra with the sensor. The sensor is capable of measuring parameters in an adjacent surrounding ... 10/05/06 - 20060224087 - Isokinetic testing apparatus and system An isokinetic testing machine is disclosed having a support frame, a sub-assembly disposed on the support frame, a power source operably disposed within the sub-assembly, a first main arm having a proximal apex end and a distal end, the first main arm distal end is pivotally attached to the power ... 09/21/06 - 20060211953 - Coordinate instrument set Surgical instruments for use in mapping tissue defects include telescoping rulers and tubes. One of the instruments has a pointed anchoring tip for piercing tissue near the site of the defect. Another instrument has a hook for catching an anatomical landmark. Measuring portions of the rulers of both instruments include ... 09/14/06 - 20060206038 - System, method and computer instructions for estimating stent size Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method and computer instructions for estimating stent size. In an embodiment, a stent size estimating system includes: an input module for inputting artery data; a calculation module for calculating stent size based on the artery data; and an output module for ... 09/07/06 - 20060200049 - Medical apparatus system having optical fiber load sensing capability Apparatus is provided for diagnosing or treating an organ or vessel, wherein a deformable body having at least two optical fiber sensors disposed in a distal extremity thereof is coupled to processing logic programmed to compute a multi-dimensional force vector responsive to detected changes in the optical characteristics of the ... 08/31/06 - 20060195049 - Urethral profiling device & methodology A urethral profile apparatus, assembly and appurtenant methodology is provided. The apparatus includes an elongate member having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end including a probe. The probe is selectively positionable within a urethral passageway by axial translation of the elongate member via the distal end, with the probe ... 08/31/06 - 20060195048 - Method and apparatus for determining the angle between the femur and the tibia In a method for determining the angle between the femur and the tibia in the implantation of a unicondylar knee prosthesis, in order to determine in advance the influence of the implantation position of the implant on the angle between the femur and the tibia, it is proposed that the ... 08/24/06 - 20060189898 - Implantable sensor A sensor which can be implanted in a body part to collect data relating to the body part, the sensor includes a jacket which has a side wall which can be deformed inwardly, and first and second ends. A sensor part is contained within the jacket, and fastened to the ... 08/17/06 - 20060184068 - Hair sensor A hair sensor, which can suppress mixing of external noise to a minimal level when a sliding sound of hair is detected, amplified, and output as an audio output in order to estimate surface characteristics and the degree of hair damage, and which can be easily used, is provided. The ... 08/17/06 - 20060184067 - Contact sensors and methods for making same The present invention is directed to novel contact sensors. The contact sensors of the invention include a conductive composite material formed of a polymer and a conductive filler. In one particular embodiment, the composite materials can include less than about 10 wt % conductive filler. Thus, the composite material of ... 08/17/06 - 20060184066 - Method for aiding stent-assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms by virtual parent artery reconstruction A method of creating a surface model of an intracranial aneurysm in an artery having a lumen, the aneurysm having a neck and a dome and the virtual reconstruction of the parent artery across the lateral extension of the aneurysm neck. The method includes the steps of: determining a center ... 08/03/06 - 20060173383 - Shear-stress microsensor and surgical instrument end tool The invention relates to an end tool for a surgical instrument, comprising a tool-holder support (1) made from a rigid material including a flat face (2) or base layer adapted to support a tool, and a surgical tool (11) formed by a stack of elementary layers adapted to be firmly ... 07/27/06 - 20060167386 - Blood vessel graft sizer A vascular graft sizer for gauging the size of a distorted blood vessel includes a sizing member. The sizing member has a shape substantially similar to a shape of a distorted blood vessel, and corresponds to a vascular graft that has a shape substantially similar to a non-distorted blood vessel. ... 07/13/06 - 20060155217 - Device and method for measuring the diameter of an air passageway The invention provides a device for measuring an inside diameter of a body lumen, such as an air passageway. The device includes a flexible catheter having an inflation lumen, a fluid dispenser in fluid communication with the inflation lumen and operable to communicate a measurable fluid volume change with the ... 07/06/06 - 20060149167 - Methods and devices of multi-functional operating system for care-taking machine The present invention relates to the methods and devices of a multi-functional operating interface for a care-taking machine. The idea of the invention is to use a plurality of strain gauges to detect the changes that occur on the body of a care-taking machine user and, with such data gathered, ... 07/06/06 - 20060149166 - Device, system, and method for detecting and localizing obstruction within a blood vessel The present invention is of system, device, and method for detecting and localizing obstruction in a blood vessel. More particularly, the present invention is of a balloon catheter having an expandable balloon which comprises a plurality of strain gauges operable to report relative degrees of expansion of local portions of ... 06/29/06 - 20060142670 - System and method for determining patient follow-up subsequent to an orthopaedic procedure A method of determining patient follow-up subsequent to an orthopaedic procedure includes determining the number of cycles of use of an orthopaedic joint of the patient. If a predetermined threshold is exceeded, communication with an orthopaedic care provider is initiated. A patient monitoring system is also disclosed. ... 06/15/06 - 20060129068 - Palpometer and methods of use thereof Dolorimeters and methods of use thereof are provided. The dolorimeters comprise an integral apparatus having sensor means having a property which varies according to pressure or force applied to the means and a reporter means. The dolorimeter can be worn on a finger or thumb of a practitioner and allows ... 06/08/06 - 20060122541 - Adjusting the length of the leg A method and device for selecting a hip joint prosthetic element from a number of hip joint prosthetic elements, wherein bone and/or cartilage contour data of the pelvis and/or the femur are detected and at least one hip joint prosthetic element is selected based on the detected bone and/or cartilage ... 06/08/06 - 20060122540 - Device and method for the determination of dry weight by continuous measurement of resistance and calculation of circumference in a body segment using segmental bioimpedance analysis A method and device for continuously calculating the circumference of a body segment is based on the continuous measurement of the extracellular resistance of the body segment. Also disclosed is a method and device for determining the dry weight of a dialysis patient wherein the time at which the dry ... 06/08/06 - 20060122539 - Vascular reformatting using curved planar reformation A method for curved planar reformation of an image includes receiving a data volume including a medial axis tree of a vessel tree, determining a global rotation axis of the medial axis tree, and casting a line segment from a vessel tree root of the medial axis tree into a ... 06/08/06 - 20060122538 - Apparatus and method for measuring the dimensions of the palpable surface of the prostate A method and system for measuring the dimensions of the palpable surface of the prostate in the physician's office and calculating prostate volume, rate of growth and changes in rate of growth. A membrane with a grid pattern is located proximate the prostate. A physician moves a measurement system, formed ... 05/25/06 - 20060111650 - Penile volumetric measuring device A volumetric measuring device for measuring a body part. The device includes a fluid container filled with fluid. The fluid container has a body part opening for permitting the insertion of a body part and a displaced fluid opening for permitting the flow of fluid that has been displaced as ... 04/20/06 - 20060084889 - Registering intraoperative scans A device and method for registering a patient's hip, wherein the device includes markers and positioning elements which can be placed on characteristic points of the hip, and once placed on characteristic points of the hip, data for registering the hip can be ascertained from the position of the markers. ... 04/13/06 - 20060079813 - Multifunctional catheter probe A multifunctional catheter probe for carrying out intracorporal measurements, including a multiluminal flexible tubing divided into sections and joined together by coupling pieces and forming a multifunctional catheter probe. Each coupling piece has a central body with a central feed lumen lead-through and measurement lumen lead-throughs which are arranged around. ... 04/06/06 - 20060074353 - Glenoid instrumentation and associated method An instrument for measuring a defect in a glenoid fossa of a scapula is provided. The instrument includes a member for contact with the glenoid fossa and a probe. The probe is moveably associated with the member. The probe is operably associated with the defect for measuring the defect in ... 03/23/06 - 20060064039 - Lumen measurement devices and related methods Various embodiments of a measurement device used to measure a size of a lumen and related methods of use are disclosed. For example, the device may include a proximal handle, a distal member including a radially expandable portion, a control member connecting the proximal handle to the distal member, and ... 03/23/06 - 20060064038 - Device for measuring elastic characteristics of organism tissue A device for measuring elastic properties, comprising a long bar-like probe base (42) and probes (50a, 50c) fitted to the probe base (42) driven as to be pressed against and withdrawn from a living body tissue. The probes are so formed that generally semi-spherical contact balls (58) having stress detection ... 03/09/06 - 20060052725 - Small joint orthopedic implants and their manufacture A technique to manufacture small joint orthopedic implants includes the steps of taking standard radiographs of a pathologic joint and the corresponding non-pathologic joint. In order to provide an accurate frame of reference, a specialized marker is placed in the radiographic field. By inspection of the radiographs and by comparison ... 03/02/06 - 20060047226 - Nasal sizing device A device for measuring a nasal cavity. The device may include a support body having a substantially flat top and a substantially flat bottom, a plurality of support arms radially disposed from said central support body and a plurality of protrusions having a substantially oval contact surface. ... 03/02/06 - 20060047225 - Perineum muscular power increase device and a method thereof The invention relates to a perineum muscular power increase device and a method wherein a user can do perineum shrink training continuously with interest and goal because the shrink and the relaxation degree of the perineum muscles may be displayed visually. According to the invention, there is provided with a ... 02/09/06 - 20060030792 - System and method for sizing a heart for treating congestive heart failure A method for use in reconstructing the left ventricle of the heart of a patient from a diseased state to an appropriate reconstructed state is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining the body surface area of the patient; determining a characteristic of the left ventricle which is the ... 02/09/06 - 20060030791 - Device and method for quantifying edema The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed at a device that provides a reliable, accurate and quantifiable measure of a patient's edema. The device improves on the current method of digital manipulation by evaluating the pitting phenomena in a user-independent manner. The output of the device allows a ... 02/02/06 - 20060025706 - Human body shape management device A human body shape management device mainly includes a digital tape measuring mechanism for taking a user's body measurements and generating a measure signal based on the obtained measurements; a microprocessor for receiving the measure signal and calculating the user's body measurements based on the received measure signal; at least ... 01/19/06 - 20060015041 - Periodontal pocket depth recorder A dental depth locating device comprised of an integrated base unit and software, three pedal position foot controls, standard printer, and a re-printable template capable of providing an economical means of performing periodontal depth charting quickly and easily by one person with minimal risk of contamination. ... 12/15/05 - 20050277852 - All electric piezoelectric finger sensor (pefs) for soft material stiffness measurement A PEFS (Piezoelectric Finger Sensor) acts as an “electronic finger” capable of accurately and non-destructively measuring both the Young's compression modulus and shear modulus of tissues with gentle touches to the surface. The PEFS measures both the Young's compression modulus and shear modulus variations in tissue generating a less than ... 11/10/05 - 20050251065 - Planning method and planning device for knee implants A planning method and device for knee implants, wherein spatial data on the configuration of a patient's genicular anatomy, in particular of at least a part of the femur and/or the patella and/or the tibia, are captured in order to be inputted into a computer-assisted planning station; the movement of ... 11/03/05 - 20050245848 - Muscle strength measuring method and device The invention relates to a muscle strength measuring method and device. The inventive device includes a lower support base (1) on which a patient (2) stands with his/her weight bearing on the plantar surface of the foot/feet. An upper vertically-movable support bracket (5) rests vertically on the head (7) of ... 10/27/05 - 20050240121 - Method and device for providing of pressure dependent biofeedback A novel pressure dependent biofeedback device (PDBD) is disclosed. The PDBD is for being disposed in contact with an animate object, such as a portion of a human body of a user for having pressure exerted thereon by the user. The exerted pressure is measured and in response thereto, a ... 10/13/05 - 20050228315 - Brain retraction sensor An electrode grid device is disclosed comprising a deformable envelope, further comprising recording electrodes and a pressure recording port. The device is designed to allow for monitoring of brain retraction pressure and local cortical electrical activity including DC potential, as well as to redistribute the force applied during retraction and ... 10/06/05 - 20050222522 - Detecting sleep A system includes one or more sensors and a processor. Each of the sensors generates a signal as a function of at least one physiological parameter of a patient that may discernibly change when the patient is asleep. The processor monitors the physiological parameters, and determines whether the patient is ... 09/08/05 - 20050197598 - Method and apparatus for taking biomechanical measurements Measurement devices and methods of using them to obtain measurements of a body portion are described herein. One measurement device described includes a base having a rectangular shape including elongated sides and an anatomically shaped end configured to engage with a musculoskeletal anatomical landmark on a body along with a ... 08/18/05 - 20050182341 - Posture diagnosis equipment and program therefor To provide means capable of diagnosing a posture of an examinee conveniently, posture diagnosis equipment 1 is constructed including: photograph data receiving means 101 to receive photograph data obtained by photographing of a posture of an examinee from plural predetermined directions; photograph data display means 102 to display the photograph ... 07/21/05 - 20050159681 - Impedance based muscular strength measuring device The impedance based muscular strength measuring device selects and inputs a muscle in a specific body part to be measured by muscle selecting/inputting means, directs that the muscle is to be relaxed by muscle relaxed state directing means and that the muscle is to be tensed by muscle tensed state ... 07/21/05 - 20050159680 - Method and apparatus for oculomotor performance testing The present invention provides improved oculomotor testing devices and pain tolerance testing devices. Certain oculomotor testing devices test parameters including response time, reaction time, and movement time, as well as precision. The devices are adapted for ambulatory as well as semi-ambulatory and non-ambulatory individuals. Methods of using the devices are ... 07/21/05 - 20050159679 - Method and apparatus for oculomotor performance testing The present invention provides improved oculomotor testing devices and pain tolerance testing devices. Certain oculomotor testing devices test parameters including response time, reaction time, and movement time, as well as precision. The devices are adapted for ambulatory as well as semi-ambulatory and non-ambulatory individuals. Methods of using the devices are ... 07/07/05 - 20050148904 - Bedsore main-factor measuring device A distortion generating sheet (22) intervenes between a first and a second flexible sheets (11) and (12), respectively, with one end (23) thereof fixed to the first sheet (11), and the other end (24) fixed to the second sheet (12). As a consequence, when a shear takes place across the ... 07/07/05 - 20050148903 - Catheter In the present invention, a catheter comprises a resiliently biased projection and a detector which generates a signal which varies as a function of radial displacement of the resiliently biased projection relative to the longitudinal axis of the catheter. In a preferred example, the catheter comprises a resiliently biased projection ... 06/09/05 - 20050124919 - Measuring device A measuring device for measuring a body part of a patient is described. One embodiment of the measuring device includes a reference component capable of being secured to a body part of a patient. The reference component provides a reference point. An articulated measurement arm is movably coupled to the ... 06/02/05 - 20050119591 - Exercise apparatus A method of assessing a subject comprising exercising said subject on an exercise apparatus for exercising muscle groups said exercise apparatus including: support means (13) for supporting the subject's body in a desired exercising attitude; force application means (11) for applying a continuous or variable force to a part of ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |