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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:
Mar. 24, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takahiko Otani, Kyoto, JP;
Atsushi Hosokawa, Maizuru, JP;
Takuji Suzaki, Miyanohigashi-machi, JP;
Haruyoshi Hirata, Miyanohigashi-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Horiba, Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
12866103 ;
Abstract
An ultrasonic diagnostic method and apparatus is provided wherein an ultrasonic wave is transmitted through a patient to contact the human bone and the corresponding diagnostic waveform is then compared with a standard prestored waveform of a comparable healthy bone. The patient's bone is then judged to determine the osteoporosis condition of the patient.