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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4207902 | Instrument and method of measuring dilatation of cervix uteri An instrument for measuring dilatation of cervix uteri has two elongated arms movable relative to one another in a scissors-like manner and each having a measuring portion and an indicating portion spaced from one another. Two expansible loops are formed ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4202355 | X-ray grid orthometer An X-ray grid orthometer including a support having a generally horizontal surface over which is disposed a frame swingable from side-to-side relative to a fixed indicator which permits alignment of the frame with an X-ray tube of an associated X-ray mach... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4201226 | Combination instrument for taking biomechanical measurements A combination instrument, for use in making biomechanical measurements of the limbs, joints, and appendages of a human body, comprises a scaled straightedge adapted to slidably receive thereon a set of mutually cooperative caliper arms which, themselves, ... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4196521 | Height measuring device A simplified height measuring device useful for measuring the height of persons is provided having telescopically arranged measuring rods with faces containing parallel vertical columns of different types of height measuring units such as English height m... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4177571 | Ophthalmic device for measuring vertex distance and pantoscopic tilt angle An ophthalmic measuring device for measuring vertex distance and pantoscopic tilt angle is disclosed. The device has a body and two arms which move slidably relative to each other to contact the eye and trial lens and a scale which measures the eye-lens d... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4173074 | Hand measuring device A device for measuring a hand which is particularly useful for a surgeon in selecting a particular size of latex surgeon's glove. The device has structure for measuring the length of a finger and coordinating it with a width of a palm of the hand to selec... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4170827 | Apparatus for measuring hair growth Apparatus for determining the rate of hair growth by measuring the length of selected hairs at various times. An illuminated transparent member is provided with a recess adapted to receive the hair longitudinally, and to maintain it in an extended conditi... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4160327 | Racquet grip fitter system An instrument for indicating proper racquet-handle grip circumference for a given human-hand-characteristic size comprises a plate having a plate-longitudinal-alignment pointer and a scale spaced from the pointer for indicating characteristic length, and ... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4141345 | Cervical dilation measurement instruments Cervical dilation is measured by a V-shaped caliper instrument having connectors on the free ends of the caliper arms for securement to respectively opposed portions of the cervix, and a transducer coupled with the arms to provide an electric signal repre... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4135498 | Device for making body measurements of a patient or the like A device for making physical measurements with respect to the body of a patient is provided which includes a non-opaque sheet-form viewing screen mounted in a frame. The screen includes centrally located, vertically extending graduations and a graduated, ... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4134213 | Height measuring device A height measuring device useful for measuring the height of persons is provided having telescopically arranged measuring rods with faces containing parallel vertical columns of different types of height measuring units such as English height measuring un... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4134212 | Growth measuring scale An elongated panel, adapted to be flatly secured vertically to a wall surface, is provided with lateral flanges which slidably engage a vertically movable head. The head is provided with a pivotally connected head bar movable from a head locked idle posit... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4127112 | Skin fold caliper Skin Fold Caliper having first and second relatively rigid arms which have one end of each of the first and second members connected to permit pivotal movement of the first and second arms with respect to each other so that the other ends of the first and... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4118870 | Eyebrow contour guide An eyebrow contour guide comprising a scaled alignment member which is placed on the nose, a movable scaled arcuate member having therein an arcuate slot, which is placed over the eyebrow, one end of said arcuate member being pivotally secured to the top ... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4118868 | Child height gauge A child height measuring and data recording device comprises generally planar rigid panels having transverse pins at their ends for snapping into slots in connectors which articulate the sections for folding and unfolding. One panel is fastened to a wall ... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4108164 | Standard bending profile jacket A jacket which functions as a measurement tool for providing information regarding the flexural conduct of the wearer. The jacket has a plurality of self-contained electrical measurement devices mounted thereon, each of which is designed to measure the an... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106515 | Side burn trimming guide A side burn trimming appliance that fits over the head and includes a plurality of removably, adjustable templates having varying shapes that are positionable over the length of the side burn to provide for an even and accurate cut thereof such that both ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4072144 | Instrument and method for measuring urethral defects in patients with urinary stress incontinence The present method involves the use of a urethral probe, having one tapered end with a silk thread anchored near said tapered end, at about four centimeters from the apex of the taper. The probe is inserted into the urethra while the free end of the threa... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4033336 | System for sensing and recording medical information A system for sensing and recording items of medical information relating to the human body includes a plurality of sensing devices responsive to various parameters associated with the human body for producing data signals determined by the sensed paramete... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4024856 | Method and apparatus for measuring the volume of asymmetrical breasts A template of predetermined size and shape for receiving a human breast and having a seal about the periphery thereof for contact with the skin of a patient. A pair of conduits extend through the template; one conduit may be attached to a syringe or other... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4016867 | Uterine caliper and depth gauge A uterine caliper and sound consisting of an elongated body having outwardly biased resilient caliper wings and a spring-loaded slidable cervical stop. A slide on the body is operatively connected to the wings by a monofilament and operates with respect t... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4008524 | Growth measuring scale An elongated sloping flange I-beam type panel, adapted to be vertically secured longitudinally to a wall surface, is provided with parallel tracks which slidably support a vertically movable head. A coextensive rack is secured to the panel web medially it... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3993045 | Tubular measuring medical instruments A medical instrument for measuring tubular vessels and prosthetic grafts therefor comprising: a measuring ring of a diameter corresponding with the diameter of a selected prosthetic graft; an elongated rod attached to the ring; and a handle attached to th... | 11/23/1976 |
| 3991745 | Curvature measurement device A curvature measurement device is described having an elongated flexible member with at least one sensing wire attached at one end of the flexible member and extending along said flexible member to the other end thereof. The flexible member is attached to... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3945122 | Three dimensional numerical surface descriptor An apparatus for the measurement and numerical description of three-dimennal objects, such as human heads. The apparatus comprises a hollow hemisphere having a plurality of probes which can be moved toward or away from a three-dimensional object held in ... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3938504 | Method for measuring vagina dimensions A trial and error method for measuring dimensions of the vagina and specifically the effective diameter of the vaginal sphincter muscle of an animal such as a dog or other female animal, using a plurality of measuring devices having a nose cone portion wi... | 02/17/1976 |
| 3937212 | Miniature muscle displacement transducer A miniature transducer for sensing muscle displacement substantially consists of a curved beam of high elastic compliance connected at its ends to two prongs. The prongs have sharpened tips which are insertable into the muscle under observation. A sensiti... | 02/10/1976 |
