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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2005

Filed:

Jan. 05, 2003
Applicants:

Natan Sela, Rehovot, IL;

Shmuel Bukshpan, Rehovot, IL;

Michael Kardash, Rehovot, IL;

Lior Cohen, Rehovot, IL;

Inventors:

Natan Sela, Rehovot, IL;

Shmuel Bukshpan, Rehovot, IL;

Michael Kardash, Rehovot, IL;

Lior Cohen, Rehovot, IL;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B008/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and method of mapping irregularities of hard tissue. The method includes repeatedly transmitting ultra-sonic energy towards the hard tissue at a first angle of incidence, registering the origin of transmission if an echo-reflection the hard tissue is received, defining the origin of transmission in six degrees of freedom, calculating position co-ordinates for a point causing the echo-reflection and changing the origin of transmission. The method further includes compiling position co-ordinates to generate a map of the irregularities in the surface of the hard tissue. The system includes at least one ultrasonic transducer, a central processing unit and a position locator and adjustment mechanism operably connectable and configured to accomplish the disclosed method.


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