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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:
Aug. 13, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry W Lamoreux, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128774 ; 128782 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for measuring ligamentous insufficiency in the knee, the apparatus including a leg support having an adjustment mechanism for disposing the legs at a select test angle and having straps securing the ankles and the thighs to the leg support; an instrument bridge having mounting supports for mounting the bridge to the tibia, the bridge having at one end an indicator with a patella contact for measuring displacements of the patella and femur relative to the tibia; and a push-pull force applicator for applying posterior and anterior forces to the lower leg to induce sagittal excursions.