| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 600594000 | Spine | 33 |
| 20080208080 | Human Body Backbone Measuring/Displaying System - The invention provides a human spinal column measuring and displaying system for calculating a measured data of three-dimensional coordinates and a circumflex angle of the spinal column by scanning a predetermined probe along the spinal column, and simulating a shape of the spinal column from the measured data to be able to display a three-dimensional pseudonymous spinal column image by utilizing a computer graphics. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080269645 | Devices that Monitor Penetration of an Instrument in an Anatomical Structure - A device to monitor penetration of an instrument in an anatomical structure including at least two electrodes, a source of current supplying the at least two electrodes, and means for measuring impedance between the electrodes, wherein the electrodes are located on the penetration instrument, wherein the first electrode has a contact surface coinciding with a distal surface of the penetration instrument and the second electrode has a contact surface coinciding with a lateral surface of the penetration instrument, and wherein the contact surfaces are dimensioned to have a coinciding and constant contact surface as a function of a degree of penetration of the penetration instrument in the anatomical structure. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080319351 | Spine tilt monitor with biofeedback - The present invention relates to a system and method for continually monitoring the spine of a user via device containing electromechanical transducer, processor, delay, transmitter, and a feedback component. Through the device and method of employing, the user will be able to learn and sustain a proper posture, thereby avoiding future back pain. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090005709 | Range of motion measurement device - Apparatus for simultaneously measuring the range of motion in a full 360 degree by 180 degree dual axis range. The devices and software applications allow for real time measurement of total spine and extremity movements by analyzing both pitch and roll angles simultaneously. This provides the tester with an extremely accurate account of range of motion without the usual inaccuracies of individual turning into or away from the set movement plane. Furthermore, the small and easy positioning device and application software allow the system to function without dependency on gravity for accuracy of motion measurement. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090264796 | Virtual reality system for rehabilitation of low back pain - The present invention relates to a virtual reality feedback system to measure trunk orientation of a low back pain patient, and then displaying the measurement information on a display device for the benefit of the patient. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100063420 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE RELATIVE POSITION OF BONE STRUCTURES - A method for verifying the position of at least two bone structures relative to each other, comprising the method steps of:
| 03-11-2010 |
| 20110004125 | DEVICE FOR ASSESSING THE SPINAL COLUMN - A device for assessing the spinal column intends to assess the lateral curvatures and deviations in the spinal column, in a standing position. It can be a non-invasive instrument that allows reproducing the position of each vertebra in the spinal column, from the first cervical vertebra to the first sacral vertebra. The device can include or consist of two parts: a first part designated as body and a second part defined as support. The first part can include or can consist of a vertical piece (that fits in the support) and several horizontal pieces. Each horizontal piece will touch the spinal crest of each vertebra in the spinal column, from the first cervical vertebra to the first sacral vertebra. The support can include or can consist of two pieces: a vertical piece, wherein the instrument's body vertical piece is fitted and a base whereon the feet of the patient under assessment are placed. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110046518 | Posture Assessment and Feedback Instrument - A posture assessment and feedback instrument (FIG. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110082393 | ORTHOPEDIC ORTHOSIS - The invention relates to an orthopedic orthosis for the purpose of bracing a body region of a patient, which may include at least one sensor contrivance provided for detection of movements of said body region. According to the present invention, provision is made, in particular, for the orthosis to have at least one resiliently deformable sensor portion, which is disposed on the orthosis such that a movement of the body region causes resilient deformation of said sensor portion, that the sensor contrivance has at least one actor for coupling waves into the sensor portion and at least one sensor for sensing the waves coupled into the sensor portion, and that the actor and the sensor of the sensor contrivance are disposed on the sensor portion such that the sensor can sense the wave coupled into the sensor portion by the actor and changed according to the deformation of the sensor portion. The use thereof is for the detection of orthopedically detrimental movements of a patient. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110092859 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AND PLACING SPINAL IMPLANTS OR PROSTHESES - A system for determining and placing spinal implants or prostheses includes apparatus for measuring a change in position of vertebrae at an affected level of a patient's spine from a position of pain where the patient reports greatest pain originating from the affected level, to a position of comfort where the patient reports the least pain from the affected level. Spinal implants or prostheses are constructed and arranged for urging the affected level of the spine to the position of comfort when applied to or placed at determined locations in the affected level. In one embodiment, an implant device includes one or more inflatable balloons, wherein each balloon is placed at a certain location in a disc space at the affected level, and vertebrae above and below the balloon are urged to the position of comfort at the affected level when the balloons are inflated. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110172567 | POSTURE STATE CLASSIFICATION FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE - Techniques relate to operating a medical device in response to a detected posture state of a patient. A trigger event such as a request to modify how therapy is being delivered to the patient may cause a determination to be made as to whether the patient's posture state is stable. If the posture state is stable, an association is created between the posture state and one or more therapy parameter values. Over time, a library of such associations is created that may reflect any posture state in three dimensional space, wherein a posture state comprises at least one of a posture and an activity component. The library of associations may be used to automatically control therapy delivery. Similar ones of the associations may automatically be grouped into posture state regions to facilitate more efficient classification of the patient's posture state to control therapy delivery. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110295159 | Method and Apparatus for an Implantable Inertial-Based Sensing System for Real-Time, In Vivo Detection of Spinal Pseudarthrosis and Adjacent Segment Motion - A vertebral processor designed to collect and interpret data from multiple surgically implanted accelerometers. Each accelerometer is surgically implanted into a vertebra of a patient utilizing a bone screw. Additional accelerometers are implanted in adjacent vertebrae. The data from the accelerometers is compared by an algorithm to determine the relative movement of the accelerometers implanted in adjacent vertebrae. Data is generated via the algorithm and compared against the expected behavior of the surgically implanted accelerometers as if they were connected to a rigid body, thus determining the level of success of a spinal fusion procedure for those adjacent segments. The apparatus may be utilized with or without spinal stabilization hardware, and with or without fusion cages or artificial discs. The vertebral processor is supplemented by an external system worn by the patient, which provides for an inductive charging power source and for data transfer. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110313323 | Method for treating a neurological disorder - A therapeutic method for treating a neurological disease by accessing a neuraxial deformity and abnormal neuraxial stress. The method involves calculating a neuraxial stress, determining whether the neurological disorder is attributed at least in part to the neuraxial stress; and treating the neurological disorder by normalizing the neuraxial stress. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120123301 | Spinal motion measurement device - This invention is a minimally-invasive device, including bone-moving members and motion-measuring members, that can help surgeons to obtain objective, quantitative information concerning spinal flexion, extension, lateral bending, decompression, compression and torsion in order to select the best therapy for each patient. The prior art does not offer surgeons the opportunity to objectively and independently measure each of these movements. As a result, currently there is tremendous variation concerning which therapies are selected for which conditions. It is very unlikely that quality is being optimized and costs are being best managed with such high variation in practice patterns. This variation may be greatly reduced by the availability of objective information concerning spinal motion from this device. In this manner, this device can help surgeons to select the optimal therapy, to improve the quality of care, and to reduce the risk and expense of unnecessary spinal procedures and hardware. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120179070 | SPINAL PROBE WITH TACTILE FORCE FEEDBACK AND PEDICLE BREACH PREDICTION - A spinal probe comprises a handle, a shaft coupled to the handle and a force sensor to detect forces applied to a tip of the shaft. A controller that executes a predictive algorithm to predict whether or not the tip of the shaft is going to breach a cortex of a pedicle based on the detected forces. The controller may be embedded within the spinal probe or external within a computer or other device coupled to the probe by a data acquisition component. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120283601 | Method and Device for Restoring Spinal Disk Functions - The present invention relates to medical devices, systems and methods for restoring spinal disc function. The invention provides a curved path through the vertebra into the disc through which the disc can be filled with an augmenting substance, balloon, or pellets. Further, the delivery device can be used to access the disc with surgical instrumentation. The invention further discloses a responsive disc augmentation system. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120289865 | MONITORING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC AND/OR PROSTHESIS MATERIAL - A vertebral disc prosthesis, a method of implanting a prosthesis and a deployment device is provided. The prosthesis may be implanted into the interior region of the vertebral disc so as to displace existing vertebral tissue, such as NP. The size or amount of the prosthesis inserted into the interior region of the vertebral disc may be a characteristic of the disc or the prosthesis. For example, the amount or size of prosthesis inserted into the disc may be dependent upon restoring the functionality of the disc (e.g., the ability of the disc to transfer nutrients or otherwise survive, the ability of the disc to carry the required loads and absorb stress or the reduction of pain). The method may include monitoring at least one of: a) one or more characteristics of the vertebral disc, and b) one or more characteristics of the prosthesis. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130072820 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING USER TO MAINTAIN CORRECT POSTURE - An apparatus for assisting a user to maintain a correct posture is provided. The apparatus includes a determining unit configured to determine whether the user is using a portable terminal in a correct posture based on a user's face image captured by the portable terminal, an angle of inclination of the portable terminal, or any combination thereof, and an alarming unit configured to provide a predetermined alarm according to a result of determination by the determining unit. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130079678 | ACTIVE SPINE INSERT INSTRUMENT FOR PROSTHETIC COMPONENT PLACEMENT - A spine measurement system comprises a spinal instrument, alignment circuitry, insert instrument, and a remote system. The insert instrument comprises a handle, a shaft, and a module. The insert instrument can be used to retain, direct, and place a prosthetic component in a spinal region. The module includes an electronic assembly for receiving, processing, and sending data from the insert instrument. The module includes alignment circuitry for providing trajectory, alignment, and position information on the placement of the prosthetic component. A GUI of remote system can display a workflow and report the trajectory, alignment, and position information of insert instrument during different steps of the workflow. The system allows accurate placement of a prosthetic component in a previously probed region. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130079679 | System And Method For Vertebral Load And Location Sensing - A load balance and alignment system is provided to assess load forces on the vertebra in conjunction with overall spinal alignment. The system includes a spine instrument having an electronic assembly and a sensorized head. The sensorized head can be inserted between vertebra and report vertebral conditions such as force, pressure, orientation and edge loading. A GUI is therewith provided to show where the spine instrument is positioned relative to vertebral bodies as the instrument is placed in the inter-vertebral space. The system can report optimal prosthetic size and placement in view of the sensed load and location parameters including optional orientation, rotation and insertion angle along a determined insert trajectory. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130079680 | Spinal Distraction Tool For Load And Position Measurement - A spine alignment system is provided to assess load forces on the vertebra in conjunction with overall spinal alignment. The system includes a spine instrument having an electronic assembly and a sensorized head. The sensorized head can be inserted between vertebra and report vertebral conditions such as force, pressure, orientation and edge loading. A GUI is therewith provided to show where the spine instrument is positioned relative to vertebral bodies as the instrument is placed in the inter-vetebral space. The system can distract vertebrae to a first height and measure the load applied by the spine region. The GUI can indicate that the load is outside a predetermined range. The spine region can be distracted to a second height where the load is measured within the predetermined load range. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130110007 | THERMOTHERAPY DEVICE HAVING BODY SCAN FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR SCANNING BODY USING SAME | 05-02-2013 |
| 20140018704 | TRI-AXIAL ELECTRO-GONIOMETER FOR SPINAL MOTION, ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHODS - A goniometer has three potentiometers with axes of rotation that intersect at a point for measuring angular range of motion of an anatomy, such as of the spine or jointed appendages. The intersecting axes facilitate calculation of angle based on potentiometer output and allow the rotations on each of the three axes to be measured independently and simultaneously without mechanical or electrical cross talk. The angular measurements may be recorded on a computer for analysis and playback and may be continuously captured over a range of motion. The captured data may be compared to samples from the same person or others to aid in assessment of function. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140066814 | STRAIN MONITORING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system for monitoring strain as an indicator of biological conditions, such as spinal fusion, glucose levels, spinal loading, and heart rate. The system includes an inter-digitated capacitor sensor, and RF transmitter, and an associated antenna, all of which are microminiature or microscopic in size and can be implanted in a biological host such as a human or animal. An inductively coupled power supply is also employed to avoid the need for implantation of chemical batteries. Power is provided to the sensor and transmitter, and data is transmitted from the sensor, when an external receiving device, such as a handheld RF ID type receiver, is placed proximate the location of the implanted sensor, transmitter and inductively coupled power supply. The implanted sensor, transmitter and inductively coupled power supply can be left in place permanently or removed when desired. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140188008 | Device for Measuring Spinal Mobility - A device and method for measurement of spinal mobility are provided for measuring spinal mobility. The apparatus is a hand-held device that includes a gripping portion connected to a force transmitter, a reference member, displacement sensor, and load cell. A force applied downwardly on the gripping portion is transmitted to the force transmitter which is placed on a vertebra of the spine of a subject. The reference member rests on an adjacent vertebra. The displacement sensor determines displacement of the force transmitter relative to the reference member, as a function of the applied force measure by the load cell. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140243710 | POSTURE TRAINING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A posture training system and an operating method thereof are provided. The posture training system includes a sensor configured to sense information regarding user posture, a server configured to analyze the posture information obtained by the sensor and generate correction information for correcting the user posture, and a haptic unit configured to be wearable by a user and transmitting the correction information in a haptic manner to allow the user to correct his posture. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140257140 | 3-DIMENSIONAL MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system is disclosed that is operable to generate a location value associated with an implant that has been implanted in a predetermined location of a vertebra of a spine. The location value can be utilized to generate a three-dimensional animation of the spine in motion. The system includes a plurality of implants that include a controller having a memory. The implants also include a telemetry unit connected with the controller that is used to wirelessly transmit and receive data. In addition, the implants include an acoustic generator that is configured to generate an acoustic pulse in response to a signal from the controller. An external control unit is wirelessly connected with the implant for receiving various data values from the implant. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140303522 | SCOLIOSIS EVALUATION SYSTEM AND EVALUATION APPARATUS APPLIED TO THE SAME SYSTEM - The scoliosis evaluation system comprises a 3D sensor ( | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150366488 | Spinal motion sensor - A spinal motion sensor comprised of a system and method which detects any bending or twisting motion in the user's back. According to the method of the invention, the system alerts the user that the motion may result in a harmful injury. The device is worn on the belt of the user and features one or more inertial sensors, which detect the position of the user's back. Additional attitude sensors may be configured to be worn on the user's upper back or shirt collar, to determine the position of the back at additional locations. According to the method of the invention, the device presents an audible warning when the user moves into an inappropriate position. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150374266 | POSTURE DETECTION DEVICE - A device for detecting an unacceptable deviation from a neutral spine position in a user is provided. The device is configured to determine changes in orientation and curvature of the user's back, and comprises a first sensor configured to determine the change in orientation, a second sensor configured to determine the change in curvature, a signaling mechanism configured to issue an alert to the user, an attachment element configured to maintain the device on the user, and a controller configured to determine that an unacceptable deviation has occurred based on readings of the first and second sensors. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160058327 | ADJUSTABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF USE AND FABRICATION - A system for assessing an intervertebral disc space comprises an elongated catheter with proximal and distal ends and an expandable body carried at the distal end of the elongated catheter. The expandable body includes a distal cap portion. The system further includes a mandrel extending through the elongated catheter and the expandable body and attached to the distal cap portion. The mandrel is movable within the elongated catheter and the expandable body to reposition the distal cap portion relative to the distal end of the elongated catheter while the expandable body is positioned within the intervertebral disc space. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160157771 | Method for Measuring Movement of Cervical Vertebra, Device Thereof and Wearable Apparatus - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for measuring a movement of the cervical vertebra, a device thereof and a wearable apparatus. The method for measuring a movement of the cervical vertebra comprises: obtaining a movement angle of the cervical vertebra with a sensor; and calculating a movement amount of the cervical vertebra based on the movement angle of the cervical vertebra. Therefore, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, exact data values of the movement angles of the cervical vertebra can be acquired with the sensor, and the movement amount of the cervical vertebra can be calculated on the basis of this, thereby a quantitative value of the movement of the cervical vertebra can be acquired exactly in form of a numerical value, which is convenient for future processings. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160174924 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING SPINE INSTABILITY AND FOR ELIMINATING THE IMPACT OF PATIENT EFFORT ON STABILITY DETERMINATIONS | 06-23-2016 |
