Method for in vivo monitoring of physiological pressures
US5694946A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/4514
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of diagnosing damaged intervertebral disks by measuring pressure in a plurality of disks and comparing the different pressures to ascertain the damaged disk. Another method provides for localising a damaged intervertebral disk by measuring pressure in a first disk suspected to be damaged, and measuring the pressure in disks surrounding the suspected disk, comparing the different pressures and diagnosing the damaged disk or simultaneously registering how vertebrae move relative to one another.
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