Testing implants
US5392779A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/4671
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method and apparatus for testing an implant attached to a bone of a human or animal subject includes a member releasably attached to the implant. The member carries a transducer for exciting the member with a variable frequency AC signal, and a transducer for detecting a resonance frequency of the member. The detected resonance frequency is used to assess the degree of attachment of the implant to the bone.
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