Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Portable quantification apparatus and method for assessing joint accessory movement
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Application No.: US15922597Application Date: 2018-03-15
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Publication No.: US11350873B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Chung-Huang Yu , Hsiao-Kuan Wu
- Applicant: NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: TW Taipei
- Assignee: NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taipei
- Agency: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B5/11

Abstract:
A portable quantification apparatus for assessing joint accessory movement is disclosed in the present invention. The apparatus includes a reference unit, a movement unit, a sliding unit and a displacement sensor. The reference unit has a first probe and a first force sensor. The movement unit has a second probe and a second force sensor. The sliding unit is disposed between the reference unit and the movement unit which allows the movement unit to slide alongside with the reference unit. When a patient is under a test, the first probe is against one of two adjacent bones of a joint, while the second probe is against the other adjacent bone. The first force sensor and the second force sensor sense a first force and a second force applying to the reference unit and the movement unit respectively. The displacement sensor measures a relative movement of the movement unit over the reference unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180199881A1 PORTABLE QUANTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING JOINT ACCESSORY MOVEMENT Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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