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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2005
Applicant:
Joseph J. Crisco, Barrington, RI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph J. Crisco, Barrington, RI (US);
Assignee:
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for testing natural, partially artificial, or artificial musculoskeletal joints is provided as well as a method for using the same. In one aspect, the system employs a weighted, articulated apparatus, such as a pendulum, moving in response to a driving signal to determine a property of the musculoskeletal joint. Also within the invention is a method of growing cells under physiologic conditions of a musculoskeletal joint.