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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. 18, 1994
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy P McConnell, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356376 ; 2502 / ;
Abstract
A profilometry system useful for surgeons dealing with malformation of body portions of patients. A collimated light beam is projected through one of a selected number of customized grid patterns so as to impress the selected grid pattern upon the body portion. The surgeon can determine from this impressed grid any deviation from certain 'standard' orientation goals and thus what reconstruction is needed to correct for the malformation. The same system can then be used to ascertain the profile after any reconstruction procedures. In the preferred embodiment a slide projector system, with focusing, is utilized for providing the collimated light beam and selecting a desired grid pattern.