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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5107853 | Apparatus for determining suceptibility to carpal tunnel syndrome Apparatus for providing an indication of susceptibility of a person to incur carpal tunnel syndrome by establishing a ratio of thickness to width of the person's wrist. A generally L-shaped housing has a first slide member coupled to a first arm and a sec... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5102391 | Guidance device for C. T. guided drainage and biopsy procedures A guidance device for use in performing C.T. guided needle loaded catheter drainage and needle biopsy procedures includes a needle or catheter support to which the needle or catheter is releasably fastened. A pendulum pivotally depends from a pivot point ... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5101835 | Method and apparatus for testing a spine A method for testing for dysfunctional discs in which a spinal contact member contacts a disc under a low force to obtain the position of the contact member with the disc in its normal or usual unstressed position, the same disc is contacted with the cont... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5088203 | Method and apparatus for eye glasses position measurement system and/or for vertex measurement system An eyeglasses measuring system comprises a fixed light source which projects a light beam onto two reflecting mirrors. The reflecting mirrors split the light beam into two separate light beams. One of the beams is positioned so that it tangentially illumi... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5082003 | Apparatus for determining interskeletal distances Apparatus for determining the distance between points on first and second skeletal bodies. The apparatus may continually achieve such distance determination during relative movement between the skeletal bodies. The apparatus includes first and second clam... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5070623 | Prosthetic gauge A manually operated gauge for the simultaneous measurement of two orthogonal diameters of a spherical member. The gauge comprises four uniquely shaped bars all pivotably connected together about four parallel pivot axes, the bars arranged to enclose a mea... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5060393 | Apparatus for taking body measurements Apparatus for taking body measurements of a seated person for making individually sized seat and back support cushions includes a foldable frame having a first leg/buttocks rule and a second height rule pivotally coupled together and adapted for positioni... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5053042 | Biopsy needle guide for use with CT scanner A planar template and measuring device is provided for guiding a biopsy needle to a predetermined point with angular and radial coordinates, in a cross-sectional plane of a patient's torso, derived from CT scans of the patient. The device is configured to... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5042161 | Intravascular sizing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for sizing an intravascular graft which is to be secured on an existing vascular vessel. A sizing gauge having a handle with at least one sizing element of known diameter secured to an end of same is provided. Sizing elements of kno... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5038489 | Posture measuring instrument A hand held instrument for determining the degree of angular deviation of a line between selected points on a subject from a gravity-dependent reference, including a transparent base through which the selected points may be viewed and a gravity-dependent ... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5012819 | Apparatus for monitoring the motion components of the spine An apparatus is disclosed for monitoring the functional motion characteristics of the spine in each of three planes. The apparatus is designed to be mounted on the back of a patient and it includes an exoskeleton of T-shaped elements which resemble the sp... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5013318 | Medical instrument for measuring depth of fastener hold in bone A medical instrument for measuring depth of fastener hole in bone. The depth gauge has a scale tube which fits into fastener hole in bone. The zero index of scale tube expands exclusively in radial dimension to a diameter greater than the hole diameter, a... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5010656 | Therapeutic apparatus An apparatus for therapeutic treatment of a patient. A measuring tape is used to measure the heel-to-crown height of a patient. The tape has coded zones along its effective length. A dispenser is provided with correspondingly coded zones whereby a treatme... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5006123 | Sclera and/or limbus marking device for use in intraocular surgery A marking device is provided for marking the sclera and/or limbus of a patient's eye to standardize and define incision location and suture placement prior to cataract removal, and to aid in the intraoperative control of astigmatism. The device comprises ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4996994 | Apparatus for photogrammetrically measuring the human head The process device for the photogrammetrical measurement of the human head, especially of the middle region of the face with the eye sockets, the nose, the check bones and the brows, is comprised of a projector for projecting a pattern image onto the face... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4993164 | Measuring device A measuring apparatus for determining the contour of the back of an individual has a base, a seat portion and a back portion. The back portion is provided with a back engaging member having a deformable sheet member which carries a number of spring steel ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4989337 | Leg measuring device A device for measuring a leg about the knee for the fitting of a knee brace. The device measuring the width of the knee about a lateral axis extending laterally across the knee abut the knee's condyles, the circumference of the upper leg and lower leg a p... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4987904 | Method and apparatus for bone size gauging A device for gauging the size of a bone socket comprising a hemispherical member having a pole on its axis at the distal end and having a bore on its axis at its proximal end; a handle releasably attached to the bore of the hemispherical member; and a pre... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4986280 | Hand position/measurement control system A system is described for sensing the relative angular orientation of two relatively movable joint segments of a living body joined together at a joint. The system comprises at least two links coupled together about a pivot axis so that the links are pivo... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4940063 | Angular displacement measuring apparatus Angular displacement measuring apparatus includes a tightly-wound coil spring conduit which, when bent, elongates on the outside of the bend without substantially shortening on the inside of the bend. A wire is disposed within the conduit to extend from o... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4939849 | Infant measuring device A device for measuring infants has an elongated measuring base having at least one sequence of linear measuring indicia thereon extending from one end of the measuring base parallel to the axis of elongation. The base has a pair of opposed channels extend... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4928398 | Anthropometer An anthropometer for the rapid and accurate measurement of dimensions of the human body required for the proper selection of a bicycle. The device includes a support having an upright portion. It also includes a horizontal measuring element adapted to bea... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4928706 | Nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity monitor The nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity monitor includes a penile cuff formed on a nondistensible flexible membrane with an internal chamber defined therein. The chamber is initially filled with liquid from a reservoir until the cuff contacts the per... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4928709 | Cervical range of motion measuring device A device and process for measuring cervical range of motion about three axes comprises a frame which is supported on the nose of a subject and which has side temple pieces for locating the frame on the wearer's head. Cervical range of motion of a wearer's... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4915112 | Radiographic measurement device Measurement of a distance between two points within a body is aided by providing a planar scale that indicates at least one predetermined reference distance, and attaching the scale to the body in the same plane as the two points and in a location such th... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4913162 | Nocturnal penile tumescene and rigidity monitor The nocturnal penile tumescene and rigidity sensor device includes a flexible, foldable member that supports a relatively soft foam material and a relatively hard foam material. In one embodiment of the invention the relatively soft foam material and the ... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4913163 | Measurement of laxity of anterior cruciate ligament A device (10) for measurement of laxity of the knee includes a thigh support (12) and foot support (13) so arranged that the leg of the patient will be bent at the knee when the patient's thigh is resting in the thigh support (12) and his foot is strapped... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4911177 | Dynamic sagittal knee test apparatus An improved dynamic sagittal knee test apparatus having a skeletal frame structure with a thigh portion attachable to a patient's thigh, a shin portion attachable to a patient's shin and an interconnecting spanning linkage portion connecting the thigh por... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4911176 | Threshold penile rigidity measuring device An apparatus (10) for measuring a predetermined penile rigidity or hardness in a penile tumescent event. The apparatus (10) includes a band-like structure (12) for releasably engaging a penis (11). Suitably attached and associated with band-like structure... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4909262 | Apparatus for obtaining a body limb torque signal An apparatus utilizing a clamp mechanism for holding a rotating body limp. A mechanical arm is linked to the clamp mechanism and rotatably connects to a pivot member. The angular rotation of the mechanical arm about the pivot member is measured simultaneo... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4903412 | Orthopedic pillow and sizing kit therefor An orthopedic pillow having a block made of deformable material, the block having a substantially quadrilateralperimeter, an upper surface of the block having a substantially airfoil-shaped reverse curved surface, and a groove being provided in the upper ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4897927 | Electrical angular displacement sensor The sensor has at least one strain gauge secured to a strip sufficiently flexible to bend without permanent plastic deformation through a small radius. The output is directly proportional to the relative angular orientation of the ends of the strip regard... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4897924 | Hand measurement apparatus Apparatus for measuring dimensions of a human hand for use in making custom-sized gloves includes a plate for supporting the hand in outstretched position and movable markers extending through the plate for locating points on the perimeter of the hand. Th... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4883066 | Human limb measuring system and method Measuring the length of a human limb by compressing body tissue at the ends of the limb a prescribed amount and then making the length measurement while the body tissue is compressed the prescribed amount.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4875296 | Anatomical measuring device An anatomical measuring device for the convenient, quick, and accurate, measuring of the respective circumferences of portions of one's body is provided by attaching a measuring tape, so the zero dimension of the tape is at the zero dimension of an elonga... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4872268 | Skeleton device A device for three-dimensional measurements of body portions relative to overall body posture. The device includes two diverging main arms, being elongated, rigid and cylindrical, and pivotally interconnected at one end by a transverse bolt. Two elongated... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4860331 | Image marker device A marker device for body scanning which permits the location of internal parts of a patient's body by reference to image reference points produced by marks on the device attached to the surface of the patient's skin during the scanning process. The device... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4858621 | Foot pressure measurement system An improved foot pressure measurement system wherein pressure measurements are obtained from the variation of light output from an illuminated glass or transparent plate. A reflective material on the top surface of the plate causes an increase in light in... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4846173 | Anterior-lateral "off-axis bite block system" for radiation therapy A radiation therapy positioning device utilizes a plurality of orthogonally adjustable members to present a patient bite block for insertion in a patient's mouth during radiation therapy. The apparatus is designed to insure repeatability of positioning an... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4846194 | Scoliosis measuring apparatus A compact, easily dismantable device adapted to rest, when in use, across the shoulders, hips and back of an individual to provide a quantitative indication of the extent of scoliosis present.... | 07/11/1989 |
