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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2014
Applicants:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Yasin Dhaher, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Matthew Patrick, Muncie, IN (US);
Assignees:
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/22 (2006.01); G01N 3/08 (2006.01); G01L 5/10 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/08 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); G01L 5/102 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); G01N 2203/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and methods for measuring the tension applied to a suture are disclosed. In one embodiment, the device comprises a housing comprising at least one attachment point for attachment of the suture, for the device to hang from the suture when a tension is applied to the suture. The device may also comprise a force sensing unit, contained in the housing and configured to measure the amount of tension applied to the suture.