Title:
脊柱の不安定性を判定する方法および患者の努力が安定性判定に及ぼす影響を排除する方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6625135
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The present disclosure describes a method for determining spinal instability, more particularly, a method for quantifying the type and extent of spinal instability in a standardized way. The disclosure also describes a method comprising measurement of the intervertebral rotation and intervertebral translation between a vertebrae pair using simple images, and from these measurements, determining if one or more vertebrae pair of the spine is unstable. Finally, the disclosure describes software that may be used to quantify the type and extent of spinal instability.
Inventors:
Hip, John A.
Wharton, Nicholas
Wharton, Nicholas
Application Number:
JP2017551567A
Publication Date:
December 25, 2019
Filing Date:
December 16, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Medical Metrics, Inc.
International Classes:
A61B6/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2012045255A | ||||
JP2004509722A | ||||
JP6511184A |
Foreign References:
US20030086596 | ||||
US20110279650 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Seiji Ohno
Koji Morita
Kenichi Katayama
Osamu Tsuda
Matsuno Chihiro
Seiichi Sakitani
Hiroshi Nomoto
Koji Morita
Kenichi Katayama
Osamu Tsuda
Matsuno Chihiro
Seiichi Sakitani
Hiroshi Nomoto