Title:
Determination of the growth of an elastic bandage
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6139678
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to new methods of determining elongation, tension and applied pressure of elastic bandages comprising tension indicators. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of detecting elongation of an elastic bandage (e.g. on a mobile computing device having a processor and graphical user interface) is described. The method comprises receiving image data that includes a digital photograph of an elongated tension indicator of an elastic bandage; analyzing the image data to determine elongation of the elastic bandage by comparing geometric features of the elongated tension indicator to model geometric features that define a predetermined elongation state (such as an unelongated state); and providing output indicia associated with the determined elongation. Also described are various articles, some of which are intermediate articles of the methods described herein. Such articles include non-transient computer readable medium, a three-dimensional member comprising at least one layer of certain elastic bandages. In one embodiment, the elastic bandage comprises a tension indicator and a computer readable code.
Inventors:
Junkan Jay Liu
Timothy M. Diets
Timothy M. Diets
Application Number:
JP2015523115A
Publication Date:
May 31, 2017
Filing Date:
July 03, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
International Classes:
G01L5/10; A61F13/00; G01B11/16; G01L1/00; G06K19/06
Domestic Patent References:
| JP3040425U | ||||
| JP4194685B2 | ||||
| JP875627A | ||||
| JP3147797B1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Atsushi Aoki
Jun Tsuruta
Tomohiro Minamiyama
Masami Enohara
Jun Tsuruta
Tomohiro Minamiyama
Masami Enohara