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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Erik N. Kubiak, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kylee North, Bountiful, UT (US);
Emmon Johnny Chen, Sandy, UT (US);
Jacob Joseph Hanson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Zachary John Collins, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Robert W. Hitchcock, Sandy, UT (US);
Erik N. Kubiak, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Kylee North, Bountiful, UT (US);
Emmon Johnny Chen, Sandy, UT (US);
Jacob Joseph Hanson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Zachary John Collins, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Robert W. Hitchcock, Sandy, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a tibial fracture patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's tibia. The upper surface is slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor.