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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2019
Perimetrics, Llc;
James C. Earthman, Irvine, CA (US);
Cherilyn G. Sheets, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Dennis A. Quan, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Perimetrics, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a system and method for measuring the structural characteristics of an object. The object is subjected to an energy application processes and provides an objective, quantitative measurement of structural characteristics of an object. The system may include a device, for example, a percussion instrument, capable of being reproducibly placed against the object undergoing such measurement for reproducible positioning. The invention provides for a system and methods for analyzing measured characteristics to identify issues and pathologies in the object, such as a tooth, and to recommend follow-up courses of action.