Noninvasive Diagnostic System
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1. A method of creating a patient specific bone model, comprising the steps of:
- utilizing ultrasound to capture a point cloud of a patient'"'"'s bone; and
fitting a deformable 3d bone model to the captured points.
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Abstract
A method for diagnosing a joint condition includes in one embodiment: creating a 3d model of the patient specific bone; registering the patient'"'"'s bone with the bone model; tracking the motion of the patient specific bone through a range of motion; selecting a database including empirical mathematical descriptions of the motion of a plurality actual bones through ranges of motion; and comparing the motion of the patient specific bone to the database.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of creating a patient specific bone model, comprising the steps of:
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utilizing ultrasound to capture a point cloud of a patient'"'"'s bone; and fitting a deformable 3d bone model to the captured points.
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2. A method of tracking the motion of a patient'"'"'s bone and displaying a 3d model of said motion, comprising the steps of:
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creating a 3d patient specific bone model; registering the actual patient bone with the bone model; tracking the motion of the patient'"'"'s actual bone through a range of motion; and displaying said motion on an imaging apparatus.
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3. A device for collecting data to produce a 3d model of a bone and to collect motion and vibrational data from the bone, comprising:
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a semi flexible housing; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers contained within the housing; a plurality of inertia based localizers contained with the housing; and a wireless transmission system contained within the housing for transmitting vibrational, locational, and imaging data to a CPU from the transducers and the localizers.
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4. A device for collecting data to produce a 3d model of a bone and to collect motion and vibrational data from the bone comprising:
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a semi flexible housing; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers contained within the housing; and a plurality of inertia based localizers contained with the housing.
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5. A method of comparing the motion of a patient specific bone to a database, comprising the steps of:
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creating a 3d model of the patient specific bone; registering the patient'"'"'s bone with the bone model; tracking the motion of the patient specific bone through a range of motion; selecting a database comprising empirical mathematical descriptions of the motion of a plurality of actual bones through range of motion; and comparing the motion of the patient specific bone to the database.
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6. A method of using vibration data during the relative motion of bone and soft tissue in patient'"'"'s joint for diagnostic purposes, comprising the steps of:
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attaching at least three inertia based sensors near a patient'"'"'s joint; moving the patient'"'"'s joint through a range of motion; collecting vibrational data as the patient joint is moved through a range of motion; comparing said vibrational data to a database of empirical vibration data for the relative motion of bones in a patient'"'"'s joint for diagnostic purposes.
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7. A method of creating a patient-specific bone model comprising the steps of:
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a. selecting one of a plurality of bone models; b. measuring a patient'"'"'s bone to obtain patent specific measurements; and c. imposing the patient-specific measurements on the bone model. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of diagnosing joint disease comprising the steps of:
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creating a three dimensional model of a joint; attaching a sensor proximate the joint; obtaining data using the sensor while the joint is articulated; analyzing the data using a neural network; and diagnosing a condition relevant to the joint. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring a joint comprising the steps of:
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placing an inertial sensor approximate a joint; and gathering vibration data using the inertial sensor while moving the joint through a range of motion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A bone tracking brace comprising:
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a frame adapted to be attached proximate a joint; at least one ultrasound transducer mounted to the frame, the ultrasound transducer being operative to sense a position of the at least one bone of the joint; and at least one inertial sensor mounted to the frame, the inertial sensor being operative to detect vibration originating from the joint. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of diagnosing a joint condition comprising the steps of:
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creating a model of a joint; obtaining vibration data and kinematics data while moving a joint through a range of motion; correlating the kinematics data with the model of the joint to generate a model of the joints motion; and analyzing the vibration data and the model of the joint'"'"'s motion to diagnose at least one of the presence and severity of a joint condition. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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