Tissue compensation method and apparatus
US5242372A · kind A · utility
34Cited by
3References
34Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/1096
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tissue compensation system and method for making a tissue compensator utilizes a plurality of elongate rods, one end of which contact the treatment surface on the patient, and the other end of which contact and deform a flexible membrane containing a quantity of a material substantially equivalent to tissue of the patient.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.