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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Inventors:
Eric Howard Ledet, Schenectady, NY (US);
Sydney Marie Caparaso, Monroe, CT (US);
Katerina Vladmirovna Kradinova, Boxborough, MA (US);
Elizabeth Anne Capogna, Rexford, NY (US);
Assignee:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/64 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 17/64 (2013.01); A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/8869 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02);
Abstract
A force measuring apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a force concentrator. The force concentrator is configured to attach to a loadbearing medical device and to produce a transverse force related to an eccentric axial force applied to the loadbearing medical device. A bending stiffness of the force concentrator is different from a bending stiffness of the loadbearing medical device.