Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Quantified injury diagnostics
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Application No.: US15933413Application Date: 2018-03-23
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Publication No.: US11134886B2Publication Date: 2021-10-05
- Inventor: Volker Musahl , Yuichi Hoshino , Paulo Henrique Mendes De Araujo , Mattias Ahlden , James Irrgang , Freddie H. Fu , Richard E. Debski
- Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION , UPMC
- Applicant Address: US PA Pittsburgh; US PA Pittsburgh
- Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION,UPMC
- Current Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION,UPMC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Pittsburgh; US PA Pittsburgh
- Agency: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
- Agent Philip E. Levy
- Main IPC: A61B5/11
- IPC: A61B5/11 ; A61B5/00

Abstract:
A new and/or novel image analysis technique for quantitative assessment of motion-based testing for injury in a patient using universally available and affordable devices and techniques is provided and disclosed. A video of a test being performed can be processed to track the motion of markers and/or bodily landmarks in two or more dimensions to quantitatively describe motion, thereby removing the subjective aspects typically associated with motion-based testing. In an example, the pivot shift test is a commonly used test for evaluating rotational instability of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-deficient knee. The pivot shift test's subjective grading scale can be quantified and refined using image analysis techniques.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180214074A1 QUANTIFIED INJURY DIAGNOSTICS Public/Granted day:2018-08-02
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