Prosthesis and method of making
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1. A method of imaging an object of an individual, comprising the steps of:
- capturing perspective images in a fixed location relative to the individual using multiple cameras;
capturing images of a calibration target;
processing the data using a computer algorithm into a processed digital image.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a novel apparatus for measuring the shape of various parts of anatomy, and alternatively capturing and digitizing an image of the part for the purpose of creating prosthetic or orthotic devices. Also provided are methods of measuring anatomical profiles involving physical contact with the body parts, and methods of manufacturing internal or external prosthetic and orthotic articles which mimic natural body parts in texture and motion characteristics, and in some cases, appearance.
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1. A method of imaging an object of an individual, comprising the steps of:
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capturing perspective images in a fixed location relative to the individual using multiple cameras;
capturing images of a calibration target;
processing the data using a computer algorithm into a processed digital image.
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2. A method of imaging a breast or chest of an individual, comprising the steps of:
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positioning said individual with exposed breasts in front of a projection device such as a slide-projector, said device facing said individual, is level and at the same height as said individual'"'"'s chest and at a known distance from the individual;
projecting an image of a pattern onto the breast and/or chest;
imaging the projected pattern on the chest of the individual using an imaging device;
digitizing and storing said image; and
calculating spatial coordinates of the pattern off the digitized image and calculating the shape of the object on which the pattern was projected. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of measuring a three-dimensional profile of an object of an individual, comprising the steps of:
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positioning said individual upright and facing forwards with exposed breasts;
positioning a slide projector parallel to the floor of the examination room and at the height of the patient'"'"'s nipple;
projecting an image of a 64×
64 matrix of small dots onto said object;
capturing and digitizing said matrix of points;
determining the real position in space of a point so as to provide a three-dimensional profile of an object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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13. A breast prosthesis, comprising
an external shell, said shell molded to fit the shape of a breast; - and
a hollow cavity defined by the shell, said cavity filled with a viscoelastic material.
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