Ligament end-feel simulator
US10325523B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00716
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The [Ligament End Feel Simulator] has the sole purpose of teaching athletic training students and other medical professionals what laxity of the anterior cruciate ligament feels like without the need for a live injured patient to be present. The novelty of the present invention comes from the non-existence of the present invention in the athletic training profession. Although a person not knowledgeable in the art can look at the present invention and recognize it as being a knee; the average person and even most medical professionals will not know that the device is meant to be used in conjunction with the Lachman manual special test.
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