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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2018
Applicants:
Padraic R. Obma, Green Bay, WI (US);
Visnu D. Fraenkel, Madison, WI (US);
Wayne M. Hansen, Lodi, WI (US);
Inventors:
Padraic R. Obma, Green Bay, WI (US);
Visnu D. Fraenkel, Madison, WI (US);
Wayne M. Hansen, Lodi, WI (US);
Assignee:
STRIVE ORTHOPEDICS, INC, Green Bay, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G16H 10/65 (2018.01); G16H 15/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4528 (2013.01); A61B 5/1079 (2013.01); A61B 5/112 (2013.01); A61B 5/1121 (2013.01); A61B 5/4504 (2013.01); A61B 5/4887 (2013.01); A61B 5/6813 (2013.01); A61B 5/6898 (2013.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); G16H 10/65 (2018.01); G16H 15/00 (2018.01);
Abstract
A method for identifying human joint characteristics, the method including the steps of: placing an item with a known characteristic near the joint, using a mobile imaging device, taking at least one image of the joint, and using the image and the known characteristic of the item to determine a joint characteristic of the joint.