Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
434274000 | Skeleton or bone | 23 |
20080286736 | Orthopaedic Demonstration Aid - An orthopaedic skeletal joint demonstration aid for demonstrating surgical orthopaedic techniques comprises a first facsimile bone portion ( | 11-20-2008 |
20080318195 | Human spine model - Human spine model with a plurality of rigid disks each having radial elongate members that represent vertebrae, a plurality of resilient disks that represent spinal disks and a plurality of elastic band members that represent connecting muscle, all mounted on top of a housing. The rigid disks are alternately interspersed with the resilient disks thereby forming a column. The rigid disks and the resilient disks each have a centrally located aperture. The resilient disks are translucent and each have an LED imbedded within. When a rotary knob is rotated by a user a take up spindle within the housing pulls on a flexible cable traveling through the center of the disks causing a pre recorded audio message and the LED's to activate and causing the resilient disks to compress and bulge outward. The elastic bands connect one elongate member to another simulating muscle tissue. | 12-25-2008 |
20090162821 | SPINAL SURGERY MODELING SYSTEM - Provided is a novel spinal surgery modeling system that includes a platform having attachment elements and vertical tensioner supports positioned on a platform so as to effectively connect to and secure a model of a spinal column by use of tension members. The modeling system being configured to support surgical procedure training or surgical plan rehearsals as needed. Also provided is kit including the disclosed system. | 06-25-2009 |
20090305215 | ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES TRAINING SIMULATOR - The orthopedic procedures training simulator ( | 12-10-2009 |
20100136510 | JOINT REPLICA MODELS AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR TESTING MEDICAL DEVICES - Disclosed herein are joint replica models that are designed to enable simulated use testing by medical device companies, medical device designers, individual inventors, or any other entity interested in the performance of medical devices. These models are unique in possessing a level of complexity that allows them to be substituted for either a live animal, an animal cadaver, or a human cadaver in the testing of these devices. These models are further characterized by a similarity of geometry, individual component physical properties, and component-to-component interfacial properties with the appropriate target tissue and anatomy. | 06-03-2010 |
20110027767 | Anthropomorphic mannequin - The anthropomorphic mannequin includes a skeletal portion made from relatively hard, rigid material, organ and muscle portions made from softer, compressible, and extensible materials, and a skin portion made from compressible and extensible materials. Extensible materials are attached to a core structure and distributed in middle and outer layers of the anthropomorphic model and connect skeletal members to simulate the movement and feel of soft tissue and muscles across the joints. An elastic cord connected across the joints produces a life-like feel to the touch. The anthropomorphic mannequin allows flexion, extension, side bending, and rotation at appropriate joints to simulate human joint movement. The mannequin provides a training dummy for those who have to physically manipulate a human patient. | 02-03-2011 |
20110076660 | PHANTOM FOR A QUANTITATIVE ULTRASOUND DEVICE - A phantom for a quantitative ultrasound device is provided. The phantom includes a hollow casing, a first acoustic element disposed within the hollow casing, the first acoustic element simulating a broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA) of an exemplary bone; and a second acoustic element disposed within the hollow casing, the second acoustic element altering a speed of an ultrasonic signal transmitted through the phantom, the second acoustic element being disposed in-line with the first acoustic element. The phantom also includes a third acoustic element disposed within the hollow casing, the third acoustic element forming an acoustic coupling agent between the first acoustic element and the second acoustic element. A method of fabricating a phantom is also described herein. | 03-31-2011 |
20110076661 | SELECTIVELY MOVABLE FOOT MODEL WITH CORDS - A foot model having a plurality of segments representing the bones of a human foot. The segments are held together through a series of elastic cords. A portion of the segments contain hollow portions and/or tunnels which the elastic cords are placed in and through. The cords and segments form a first position of the foot model which demonstrates a normal human foot. The cords can be manipulated by pulling and other forces to arrange the segments in a second position. The second position demonstrates a foot ailment or condition such as club foot. The model can be manipulated to regain the first position and any position in between the first and second position. | 03-31-2011 |
20110281251 | PEDAGOGICAL DEVICE FOR INCISIONS AND SUTURES - A pedagogical device for incisions and stitches for practicing different incision and stitching techniques in human or animal surgery includes a bar having an upper portion having a surface with a convex shape representing an anatomic element such as a bone, an upper maxillary or a mandible, and a sheet covering the bar, the sheet being made of a material having a texture simulating a biological tissue. The device can be directly used in the field of teaching surgery. | 11-17-2011 |
20130071828 | Assessing the Condition of a Joint and Devising Treatment - Methods are disclosed for assessing the condition of a cartilage in a joint, particularly in a human knee. The methods include converting an image such as an MRI to a three dimensional map of the cartilage. The cartilage map can be correlated to a movement pattern of the joint to assess the effect of movement on cartilage wear. Changes in the thickness of cartilage over time can be determined so that therapies can be provided. Information on thickness of cartilage and curvature of cartilage or subchondral bone can be used to plan therapy. Information on movement pattern can be used to plan therapy. Planning therapy may include generating one or more physical models. | 03-21-2013 |
20130196303 | MUSCLE MODEL FOR LEARNING AND EDUCATION METHOD USING SAME - A training aid for learning muscles providing a three dimensional way of easily understanding the shape of a muscle and the location and area of the origin/insertion of a muscle and a training method using the same are provided. The training aid for learning muscles comprises at least one bone member and at least one muscle member fixed removably to the bone member by the magnetic force of a magnet at its origin and insertion. | 08-01-2013 |
20130236874 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AT LEAST ONE PATIENT-SPECIFIC SURGICAL AID - In an embodiment of the present invention, a method for producing at least one patient-specific surgical aid is described. A native patient tissue having at least one patient tissue surface of interest is provided. A moldable substance is placed into contact with at least a portion of the patient tissue surface of interest. An impression of the patient tissue surface of interest is maintained upon the moldable substance. The moldable substance is solidified into a patient-specific surgical aid. The patient-specific surgical aid is removed from the native patient tissue. A system for producing at least one patient-specific surgical aid is also disclosed. | 09-12-2013 |
20130252220 | FLEXIBLE SURROGATE SPINE ASSEMBLY FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY - A flexible surrogate spine assembly for a crash test dummy includes a plurality of vertebra discs, a plurality of ligament joints disposed between the vertebra discs, the ligament joints having a joint element with varying joint angles that can replicate Kyphosis and Lordosis angles of a human spine. | 09-26-2013 |
20140272881 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A PATIENT-SPECIFIC THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL HAVING HARD TISSUE AND SOFT TISSUE PORTIONS - A method of producing a patient-specific three-dimensional model of a native tissue. A virtual replica of at least a portion of a native tissue is produced. A three-dimensional unitary replica of the portion of the native tissue is produced as a tangible representation of the virtual replica. The three-dimensional unitary replica includes at least one location of interest. The three-dimensional unitary replica includes a first area and a second area of the portion of the native tissue. The first area density has a first area density greater than a second area density of the second area. | 09-18-2014 |
20140295395 | Multi-Station System of Motorized Skeletal Bone Models for Assessing Landmark Asymmetries - Paired bones are individually secured in an anatomically relevant manner onto independent, parallel positioned platforms, and configured into motorized models for the purpose of teaching and assessing clinicians' ability to identify and compare the relative positions of bony landmarks within the coronal and sagittal planes. One platform can be powered by two motors to generate precise landmark asymmetries, moving the platforms in the coronal plane and around a horizontal axis. As the platform shears upward or rotates forward, the landmarks on the bone attached to that platform can be moved superiorly compared to the other side. A central computer can instruct the motors of a plurality of models to move predetermined amounts via a two-way wireless communications link. The model can communicate back to the computer once the movement is completed, assuring a high level of precision in obtaining the intended positional asymmetry or informing the user that the move exceeds the limits of the model. | 10-02-2014 |
20150099253 | REHABILITATION USING A PROSTHETIC DEVICE - Disclosed are adjustable powered rehabilitation devices and methods for using the same to rehabilitate and/or train a user. The rehabilitation devices preferably have a plurality of selectable power settings that correspond to one or more rehabilitation-oriented actions or functions of the rehabilitation devices. For example, the power of the rehabilitation device may be selected based on a need, ability, muscle-power and/or physiological characteristics of the user. For instance, a rehabilitation device may be operated at a relatively low power setting to allow a patient to use his or her own muscle power when moving with the rehabilitation device. The rehabilitation device may also include an adjustable sensitivity level that corresponds to a user difficulty in triggering a particular rehabilitation-oriented action. The powered rehabilitation device may also temporarily be used to train a user in interacting with a passive or more conventional prosthetic device. | 04-09-2015 |
20150339954 | SPINAL INJECTION TRAINER AND METHODS THEREFOR - A model for anatomical training includes a visibly clear thermoplastic elastomer matrix formed with at least one contoured surface, the contoured surface simulating at least a portion of a human body. The visibly clear thermoplastic elastomer matrix provides visible needle tracks upon needle penetration that may be fused closed upon heating the thermoplastic elastomer matrix such that the needle tracks are no longer visible. The model includes a skeletal structure embedded within the thermoplastic elastomer matrix at the same location, relative to the contoured surface, as the corresponding skeletal structure is located in a human body, the skeletal structure producing a fluoroscopic image representative of human bone corresponding to the skeletal structure. | 11-26-2015 |
20160012753 | GROWING SPINE MODEL | 01-14-2016 |
20160078783 | OMNI-DIRECTIONAL SHOULDER ASSEMBLY FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY - A shoulder assembly for a crash test dummy includes a movable clavicle adapted for attachment to a spine of the crash test dummy for freedom of movement in three-dimensional space, a scapula non-rigidly adapted mounted for attachment to the spine for freedom of movement in three-dimensional space, a shoulder cup member adapted for attachment to the spine in a plurality of axes for a shoulder joint, and an upper arm assembly having an arm bone made of a plastic material for operative attachment to the shoulder cup member to allow an impact on the shoulder of the dummy to move the shoulder assembly towards the spine. | 03-17-2016 |
20160189569 | ADJUSTABLE LUMBAR SPINE ASSEMBLY FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY - An adjustable lumbar spine assembly for a crash test dummy includes an upper member adapted to be connected to an upper thoracic portion of a spine of the crash test dummy, a lower member adapted to be connected to a lower thoracic portion of the spine of the crash test dummy, an upper abdomen interface connected to the lower member and adapted to be connected to an upper abdomen portion of the crash test dummy, and an adjustment mechanism cooperating with the upper member and the lower member to allow adjustment of varying fixed joint angles between the upper member and the lower member. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189571 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL NECK ASSEMBLY FOR CRASH TEST DUMMY - An omnidirectional neck assembly for a crash test dummy includes a plurality of vertebra discs, a plurality of ligament joints each having a joint element disposed between the vertebra discs, the vertebra discs having a profile that can simulate angles of a human neck in all directions. | 06-30-2016 |
434275000 | Palpation or manual force application (e.g., chiropractic adjustment, etc.) | 2 |
20130109001 | HIGH-LUMINANCE UV LED NAIL LAMP STRUCTURE AND LED LIGHT SOURCE MODULE THEREOF | 05-02-2013 |
20130122478 | HUMAN PHANTOM TRAINING AID FOR MASTERING MANIPULATIVE TECHNIQUES AND METHOD FOR MASTERING MANIPULATIVE TECHNIQUES USING HUMAN PHANTOM TRAINING AID - A method for learning reduction techniques using an anatomical model for training aid is provided. The method for learning the reduction techniques uses the anatomical model for training aid which comprises bone members, the bone members comprising a first bone member and a second bone member, either one of the first bone member or the second bone member being provided with a magnet and the other being provided with a magnet material, and has two connection statuses including a normal connection status where the first bone member and the second bone member are connected in a status similar to a normal connection status of human bones and an abnormal connection status where they are connected in a status different from the normal connection status of human bones. | 05-16-2013 |